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Autism and ageing - your experiences

JD-on-sea

Evening all

Being someone diagnosed in their early 40s I was wondering if older participants on this forum could share their experiences of getting older and any challenges you think we should be aware of? Obviously if you are autistic you don’t know what it’s like to be an ageing NT, but if there’s anything you think is unique to us as autists please share. Anything particular to your 50s, 60s or 70s? 

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  • I feel like I'm not as good at masking now (in my 50s) as I was in my 30s. But I'm not sure whether it's really a reduction or whether I just can't be a*sed so much now. A bit of both, I think. I stopped bothering to try to make new friends years ago, but I am lucky to have 2 old friends who have known me ever since we were students at the same polytechnic, weren't put off by my late autism diagnosis, and still keep in touch.

  • in reply to Misheard Lyrics

    I feel very much like this

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