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Single adults autism / aspergers' with no children

cloud

Hi, I have Autism & not moaning about someone else with autism

Im an adult with autism, due to my inability to form relationships, i would like to find other people who acually have the condition, and not parents complaining about their child, because it's something i totally can't relate to, being unable to form such relationships.

What i'm looking for is adults with autism, and aspergers syndrome, and how it is for them, and not a parent of a child with autism. 

I'm interested in discussing day to day living, and hobbies, and what you do to manage your health, basic things mostly

What social challenges did you have to deal with in your younger years, that you have now overcome as an adult?

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  • longman said:

    Hi cloud, your posting represents a well known issue. Most resources for autism are parent driven, and NAS itself originates from provision for parents.

    Those with autism are seldom economically independent so unable to generate independent websites and resources, though there are other websites predominantly run by and for people on the spectrum. With this one you have to live and let live with two types of respondent - parents of children on the spectrum, who are the majority, and those with a diagnosis, over 18 if I recall the rules right, who tend to be few and far between.

    I was diagnosed with Aspergers last year at the age of 27 and when I got my diagnosis it was like the missing piece of the puzzle had finally been found but I was also looking for advice and coping strategies to help me with some of the things that I have been struggling to deal with for years but rather frustratingly found a lot of the resources geared towards kids. I believe that there needs to be tailored advice for adults on the spectrum too because after all kids on the spectrum grow into adults on the spectrum and whilst they may have learnt how to best manage their behaviour as a child, people's needs change as they grow up.

    I struggle financially but actually develop websites (and host them). I taught myself to do it about ten years ago and it's one of my special interests. I'd never thought to develop anything for adults on the spectrum as I don't feel that I know enough as yet but it's something I could do in the future perhaps.

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  • longman said:

    Hi cloud, your posting represents a well known issue. Most resources for autism are parent driven, and NAS itself originates from provision for parents.

    Those with autism are seldom economically independent so unable to generate independent websites and resources, though there are other websites predominantly run by and for people on the spectrum. With this one you have to live and let live with two types of respondent - parents of children on the spectrum, who are the majority, and those with a diagnosis, over 18 if I recall the rules right, who tend to be few and far between.

    I was diagnosed with Aspergers last year at the age of 27 and when I got my diagnosis it was like the missing piece of the puzzle had finally been found but I was also looking for advice and coping strategies to help me with some of the things that I have been struggling to deal with for years but rather frustratingly found a lot of the resources geared towards kids. I believe that there needs to be tailored advice for adults on the spectrum too because after all kids on the spectrum grow into adults on the spectrum and whilst they may have learnt how to best manage their behaviour as a child, people's needs change as they grow up.

    I struggle financially but actually develop websites (and host them). I taught myself to do it about ten years ago and it's one of my special interests. I'd never thought to develop anything for adults on the spectrum as I don't feel that I know enough as yet but it's something I could do in the future perhaps.

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