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Advice from anyone with asd level one

Nefilim

Hi, I was diagnosed with asd level one about 5 months ago at age 51 and i’m still waiting to see a therapist to help me with anxiety issues. I just wondered if anyone had any advice about coming to terms with your entire life being something other than what you assumed it was. I guess i’ve been masking quite well my entire life despite not knowing i was, recent years i’ve been noticing noise sensitivity and light sensitivity issues that have always been a problem but either i seem to be more aware of them or as i age my body is becoming less resilient towards them. I am currently feeling like i don’t really know who i actually am anymore and it’s frustrating. So anyway, if anyone has any advice about how they came to terms with it all or where to look i would be most appreciative!

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  • Good morning from America, Nefilim!

    My best advice is to look on this site for people with similar experiences or read up on the site’s articles. I’ve learned a lot about myself just by reading about other peoples’ experiences. For example, I now recognize that while I have some significant sensitivities to sound and space, there are others that struggle with crowds even more than I.

    Nefilim said:
    either i seem to be more aware of them or as i age my body is becoming less resilient towards them.

    I agree that either is a possibility. Based on what I’ve read here on the forum, it seems that as you age it’s possible to either develop more Autistic characteristics or become less inclined to mask.

  • in reply to profdanger

    Thanks  and good evening from the UK, I know having autism isn’t necessarily a bad thing but the timing (i’ve been made redundant a while back and i have had other health issues diagnosed on top of others) sucks and well I could have done with all this happening earlier in life :-s i’ll check the articles on here and forum posts from others, it’s good to know i’m not the only one who is going through it all

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  • in reply to profdanger

    Thanks  and good evening from the UK, I know having autism isn’t necessarily a bad thing but the timing (i’ve been made redundant a while back and i have had other health issues diagnosed on top of others) sucks and well I could have done with all this happening earlier in life :-s i’ll check the articles on here and forum posts from others, it’s good to know i’m not the only one who is going through it all

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