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Sixty and just diagnosed

IzzyMadd

Hi I'm nearly 60 currently in hospital because of my autism. I'm newly diagnosed and desperate for help advice coping strategies and mostly friends 

  • Good morning from America IzzyMadd!

    I’m sorry to hear that you are currently in the hospital. Hopefully things rebalance soon for you. Like  I’ve been reading a lot of books by Autistic folk, and that has helped with coming to terms with my differences. One book that helped a ton for me and is a really easy read is Dr. Megan Anna Neff’s “Self-Care for Autistic People.” It goes through a hundred different strategies for helping yourself.

  • in reply to Roy

    Thanks for the warm welcome at the moment with all that is going on around me it's terrifying so just so reassuring that people have the time to reply

  • Hi and welcome to the community, really hope you can finally start to make sense of it all. I’m 58 and was only diagnosed in June this year. I listen to audiobooks by autistic people, they make sense of a lot of my past and struggles.

    I can’t offer much help, for me recognising when a situation is too much for me was a start, sometimes just small adjustments can make life a lot more bearable. I thought for 50+ years that I was the only person who functions as I do, to find out there are others was mind blowing and in someways reassuring. Don’t be afraid to just ask questions on this forum , there’s normally someone here who has good  advice.