Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello I am hoping I can talk openly here amongst others on the spectrum in the hope I can find out about myself, and finding ways to cope better.
life has been difficult.
only recently diagnosed but quite old.
thank you.
Hi - Welcome to the forum - we're not all spring chickens here - I'm in my 50s
Thank you for the quick welcome. Plastic.
I am in my late fifties.
I'm an engineer - not working due to ill health - super-nerd into anything techy. I have great difficulties dealing with 'normal' people too.
If you go to your profile, you can click on the number and edit it into whatever you like.
I was not expecting so many welcomes.
thank you
plastic,
justanotherbody,
and
CaliforniaDreamer95.
I notice you all have user names but I have a NAS number?
Will I also be allowed to chose a name to use on here?
I am not used to using forums.
I am a single man, no family or relatives as they all didn’t like me very much.
I struggle with social chit chat.
I was recently diagnosed after my gp suggested my depression and anxiety may be because I was autistic.
apparently he was right.
I am not sure what I expect to learn by being here but my gp said he had heard it helps talking with others who are also like myself.
sorry if I am not being friendly or talkative enough, I don’t know what to talk about?
but thank you all I will read some of the postings to see if they mean anything to me.
Tell us a little bit about yourself - what brings you here?