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Do I need to be assessed?

TimC

I'm rapidly approaching the grand old age of 80 and recently suspected that I could well be autistic. I'm not looking for any financial or official assistance, so is there any need for me to be assessed?

What I really need is advice on how to manage things. I've been struggling a lot for too many years and I'm hoping that now that I may have identified the root cause of my struggles, I may be able to make things easier. Coping day to day shouldn't be this hard.

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  • in reply to Bluelyn

    My main struggles have been socially. I've always felt uneasy in large groups so I've tried to avoid them. But it's one-to-one interactions that have had me most perplexed, wondering if I've done or said something wrong. I'm now realising that I probably did, without knowing it. 

    It's also bothered me why most people appear able to do things far quicker than me. I now realise it's been my desire/need to plan everything right down to the last little detail.