Autism and ageing - your experiences

It is interesting reading people's comments. 

I didn't suspect I was autistic until I was in my 50s. Having now reached my 60s and having experienced a different way of life during the pandemic, I now find it more difficult to socialize than before. I grew up with an expectation to do this, which I have found more difficult over the years and taken every opportunity to avoid it. 

Since the pandemic I have worked from home and until last year I more or less coped with that. I am now in my 60s, but not reached retirement age. I would like to retire early, but reality is that I need to try to keep going until I reach state pension age. I have had to make adjustments to manage this and do feel it gets harder after years of masking.

I believe my father was autistic and he found it very difficult when he spent some time in a care home. I think I would be the same, as there is nowhere you can really feel you have your own space.

It is interesting reading people's comments. 

I didn't suspect I was autistic until I was in my 50s. Having now reached my 60s and having experienced a different way of life during the pandemic, I now find it more difficult to socialize than before. I grew up with an expectation to do this, which I have found more difficult over the years and taken every opportunity to avoid it. 

Since the pandemic I have worked from home and until last year I more or less coped with that. I am now in my 60s, but not reached retirement age. I would like to retire early, but reality is that I need to try to keep going until I reach state pension age. I have had to make adjustments to manage this and do feel it gets harder after years of masking.

I believe my father was autistic and he found it very difficult when he spent some time in a care home. I think I would be the same, as there is nowhere you can really feel you have your own space.