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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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    • Thank you for all your comments everyone. Really interesting to hear. I definitely share the concerns people have raised about healthcare providers not being prepared for autistic elders - another reason to try to educate people - perhaps if we do this one person at a time (e.g correcting  a misconception or just being our varied selves that don’t match the NT perception of autism we can improve the situation. That’s the dream anyway!
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    • Thank you for all your comments everyone. Really interesting to hear. I definitely share the concerns people have raised about healthcare providers not being prepared for autistic elders - another reason to try to educate people - perhaps if we do this one person at a time (e.g correcting  a misconception or just being our varied selves that don’t match the NT perception of autism we can improve the situation. That’s the dream anyway!
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