Struggling with Modern technology

All my adult life, I've struggled with Modern Technology and I'm wondering if this is autism related, I was diagnosed as autistic last August and I am currently struggling with adding contacts on my Yahoo mail contacts list via ,mobile phone and I gave up in frustration that I can't work out how to do it.

is it because I'm a 52 year old man and Modern Technology is for the younger generation or is it definitely Autism related?

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  • Interesting question. I have always struggled with modern technology too but for a different reason. I know how to use it I just don't see it as a valuable or good thing and I find too much time in front of it is overwhelming and bad for my mental health. I think it's actually bad for most people's mental health but sadly the world in general doesn't seem to see that

    I think there may be an element of autism to it. I think too much technology and screen time can be overstimulating for the autistic brain 

  • No Billy, I just don't understand it. I also don't understand the attraction so many people seem to have with it, I've looked at other peoples faceache and stuff and I just don't see the attraction, I see annoying distractions and I really don;t see the need to look at pictures of other peoples dinners. Nor do I see the attraction of you tube, I know some people find it useful for finding out how to do thngs, but I don't, I find it confusing, the adverts awful, the music accompanying so many vidios makes me want to kill things, so I don't use it at all, I know that makes me weird and possibly unique here, but thats how it is.

  • Not unique. I can't see the attraction to it either. My friends can't understand why I won't be part of a group selfie when we go out or why I don't take any photos myself. I'm not there for my online profile, I'm there to enjoy time with my friends and to be honest I'm just not interested in telling the world about it. I value my privacy and that includes being 'tagged' in other people's photos too.

  • Yes! I know agree with the shop thing. Not only is online shopping overwhelming for me, I am a massive supporter of the high street and always try to shop local when I can, so when I go to a shop and get told to look online I end up going elsewhere or even not buying what I want in the end. I feel for my daughter who will never experience the joy of shopping with friends, for her it'll be looking through the window of a warehouse and opening a box.

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  • Yes! I know agree with the shop thing. Not only is online shopping overwhelming for me, I am a massive supporter of the high street and always try to shop local when I can, so when I go to a shop and get told to look online I end up going elsewhere or even not buying what I want in the end. I feel for my daughter who will never experience the joy of shopping with friends, for her it'll be looking through the window of a warehouse and opening a box.

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