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I searched for "autism and aging" in the NAS website and got no results.  A call to share and discuss resources on this topic.

Phased

A recent post from @TheCatWoman raised the subject of experiences and challenges of being an older autistic person.

Overall, there the conversation that followed was of strong support for collective advocacy, collaboration with autism organisations, and research that identifies the needs, barriers, and wellbeing factors for older autistic adults—particularly to improve healthcare, social care, diagnosis processes, and post-diagnostic support.

Yet when I searched for "autism and aging" in the NAS website I got no results.

This suggests that there is a need for us to get together to support one another on this topic.

I suggest that we might share and discuss resources on the topic of autism and aging through this thread.

Best Wishes

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  • in reply to zorro

    Thanks  

    yep I empathise.

    I have concluded to that the appearance of my traits is become more obvious to me = or more obviously I have a problem.

    I my case I then realise I have't got the beans to go about "solving them" in the old way - that was the way to big emotional distress and burnout.

    So I am doing my best to get more organised as I get older and be more open to learning new ways to do things.

    Yep me too very much visual and an eye for detail - also for me very much a "bottom up" processor" so I get loads and loads of data all the while and find it difficult to finesse it to a simple state.  Recently I have been finding strategies for how to do this with less effort.

    Ones like how to go from being a servant of others to coaching them if there's an issue - that I almost inevitably seem to be drawn to wanting to help with!

    Also training for difficult conversations (mostly also with myself)...

    From a physical perspective of aging the importance of exercise is crucial I believe too as our body enables interaction with the world and our mind and emotions.

    So far this seems to be an OK strategy for me.

    What say you?

  • in reply to Phased

    Agreed, this is an excellent thread idea, as I'm convinced my traits are becoming more problematic with age - mainly I abhor ageing and know that it is only going to get worse. Unfortunately, I'm a visual person with an eye for detail - if anyone IDs with this issue please respond.