Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,I'm male, 39, I was diagnosed two years ago and as such I'm looking for two years for some external help about managing my autistic spectrumwithout solution.
I would say that my autism is mild, and as such I would say the main things are ok but I still have some rough corners
I'm in france, and in a medical desert. As such as far as I know there is zero chance that I will find some counseling or similar and I haveto take care of my self on finding what will help myself to suffer less/feel better.
I have several problems, but I would say the three majors ones are anxiety ,irritability and uncontrollable burst of angriness, and lacks of social skills.
I have succeed in managing my anxiety but one part of this management was stopping my work as a computer engineer, and as far as I know,in the current state of anxiety level, I'm unable to fulfill a new job. I have revenue from french medicare (sécurité sociale) and as such I don'tneed a job to survive. I really love computers and would enjoy to do the technical part of my computer job, if possible despite that it impliesmore social interaction than in my ideal way of life. (And of course, additional revenue is always welcome, but additional revenue is all but a priority)
I already read "Asperger's syndrome" book from Tony Attwood (french third edition) two years ago and somehow it helped. I also read quite a lotof testimony of people on the spectrum and that helped too.
What I'm looking for is solid advice and reference of what says expert about the way for someone on the spectrum to learn how to manage my autism by himself.A book form would be perfect but any form is ok. Personal advice and testimony or anything which you think can help is welcome.If possible start your answers by something like "reference book:" that I know what I have to expect from your answer. (If you don't do it because of personal choiceit is not a problem)--Computer lover
Reference Book
This book isn't autism specific but it was given to me by a friend. I found that the habits were really straightforward and the resilience model helped me to manage my wellbeing holistically (mental, physical, spiritual, emotional) much better, so that I had more capacity to handle my autistic sensory overload etc. I'm not a leader, and often not high-performing but I found I was able to adapt the examples for my situation.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-Club-success-long-term-performers/dp/1781333742/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Hope that helps
Daisy