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post - diagnosis with ASD Aspergers as older adult

kittythehare

 I am 53 years old, married,have a good job, a degree and professional qualification, and live in a quiet corner of SW Scotland. Last summer I was diagnosed with Aspergers. The diagnosis came as a relief and has really helped me to understand why I am as I am!

I have found the NAS very helpful. However, I now feel that I am left kind of high and dry. There are no support networks in my area, nowhere that I can go to meet other Aspies socially. My husband is wonderful, of course, and my family but sometimes I could do with a chat with someone who's not a close relative. I get rather depressed at times because I feel very isolated.

I am also trying to cope with peri-menopausal symptoms but don't want to go to my GP because I don't want to take drugs/HRT etc.

All in all, I really feel like I'm climbing the walls some days. I shut down and feel totally alone.

Is there anyone else out there who is in a similar situation or who has any helpful suggestions? Thanks for reading.

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  • I'll certainly take at look at the links, thanks. I was pleased to read somewhere that NAS are looking to develop their work for adult Aspies. There must be so many folk who are diagnosed as adults - often at middle-age and beyond - and are then kind of left to get on with it. I appreciate that we have had many years to find our individual coping strategies but, nevertheless, I'm sure I'm not the only one who could do with some sort of follow-on to the mixed-blessing of diagnosis.

    It would, of course, be great if Societies could offer more in the way of seminars etc in SW Scotland and other far-flung corners of the UK...even Carlisle would be more accessible than Birmingham or York.

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  • I'll certainly take at look at the links, thanks. I was pleased to read somewhere that NAS are looking to develop their work for adult Aspies. There must be so many folk who are diagnosed as adults - often at middle-age and beyond - and are then kind of left to get on with it. I appreciate that we have had many years to find our individual coping strategies but, nevertheless, I'm sure I'm not the only one who could do with some sort of follow-on to the mixed-blessing of diagnosis.

    It would, of course, be great if Societies could offer more in the way of seminars etc in SW Scotland and other far-flung corners of the UK...even Carlisle would be more accessible than Birmingham or York.

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