Autism and alcohol

So I'm an alcoholic so is my mother. She drank when she was pregnant with me so I don't know if that messed up my brain making me more susceptible to drinking as an adult. It's probably the case. I find something about alcohol incredibly addictive and attractive. It's hard to say no to it. When I don't have it I am extremely miserable and upset. It's quite insidious the way that alcohol penetrates my brains defense system and makes me so vulnerable to it's appeal. My mother is the exact same (worse). To her she loved alcohol even more than her child (me). It is always present whenever I think of her I just think booze. I wonder what is going on here? Why are autistic people all alcoholics. I have met tons of autistic people over the years and they all have one thing in common they all love alcohol and seek it out like a mouse seeks out a block of cheese. I am aware that the common consensus among scientists is that there is some correlation between GABA dysfunction and autism this may explain in part the appeal for alcohol consumption on the part of autistic individuals. I woke up so early and all I can think about is alcohol. I feel like I need more. It's like when I am not on it I am holding my breath and when I take some I can finally breathe again. I don't think NTs are capable of understanding our syndrome we live with on a daily basis. I understand my brain chemistry has been irreversibly altered. However I have found that not consuming alcohol makes way for the brain to heal and repair to some extent. 

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  • People have variable levels of addictive physiology and psychology. I think that they are largely or wholly independent of autistic or allistic status. I had a physical health emergency last June. I was advised to avoid alcohol initially, then drink in moderation. I went from drinking an average of 9 to 18 units of alcohol a week (one to two bottles of wine) to nothing for for four months, then one to three units a week thereafter. It posed no real problem for me. I discovered that many zero alcohol beers were quite palatable, so had a useful alternative to sugary drinks (which I do not like).

  • I recently started drinking zero alcohol Estrella FreeDamm lager and it is very, very good, especially in the garden on a sunny afternoon. 

    I do love being able to enjoy a decent alcohol free lager without the ensuing sluggishness of alcohol.

    I have tried some of the non alcoholic wines available, but they fail to come near the taste of a good black red or crisp dry white. 

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  • I recently started drinking zero alcohol Estrella FreeDamm lager and it is very, very good, especially in the garden on a sunny afternoon. 

    I do love being able to enjoy a decent alcohol free lager without the ensuing sluggishness of alcohol.

    I have tried some of the non alcoholic wines available, but they fail to come near the taste of a good black red or crisp dry white. 

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