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Adult ASD

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I am a 55 year old mother of three. I always knew I was different for as long as I can remember. My boys are grown up now and all I hear is: you misunderstood what I was saying, you don't care, I didn't mean how you would feel.

They tell me that I am annoying and stay away from me at home. I am so lonely. They don't believe I have ASD. 

I am sensitive to light, sound, taste and touch. My optition has said I need to wear my sunglasses. 

Thank you for reading this

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  • Welcome to the forum.

    Sorry to hear that you're in this sad predicament. I have no children myself, so I can't begin to imagine how you must feel. We hear so often about parents desperate for help with their autistic children that it's easy to forget that it can be the other way around too.

    There's a really friendly, supportive bunch of people here, including many like us, who discovered our autism late in life, and some who are parents, so I hope someone will pop along shortly with better advice for you than I could give. Like so many autistic people, I do understand loneliness, though; so I just wanted to make a quick post to let you know that you are being heard.

    Best wishes.

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  • Welcome to the forum.

    Sorry to hear that you're in this sad predicament. I have no children myself, so I can't begin to imagine how you must feel. We hear so often about parents desperate for help with their autistic children that it's easy to forget that it can be the other way around too.

    There's a really friendly, supportive bunch of people here, including many like us, who discovered our autism late in life, and some who are parents, so I hope someone will pop along shortly with better advice for you than I could give. Like so many autistic people, I do understand loneliness, though; so I just wanted to make a quick post to let you know that you are being heard.

    Best wishes.

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