Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I am 23, diagnosed with ADHD and on the very long NHS waitlist for an autism diagnosis. I am at the point where I am pretty much self diagnosing as I am trying to get to a place of acceptance and peace with it all and I do not see how I would not get a diagnosis.
I have been feeling very lonely and isolated and don't feel I have any friends that understand me. I feel very socially isolated.
I wondered whether anybody either wanted to be friends or had any suggestions good places I could go to find autistic friends.
I am massively interested in the theory of acting but also art and the creative process in general. I like filmmaking also, apex and going to the gym.
Sorry if this is not the correct place to post this I am new to this site.
Elliot
Hello Elliot. Welcome to the forum, your autistic community. I hope you feel like you belong here.
I am sure many autistic people on this forum would be happy to become friends with you. What kind of art do you like?
Have you heard of Aucademy? Aucademy is a education platform and YouTube channel where autistic people educate about autistic experience. Aucademy also run many different social groups on Facebook purely for autistic people.
You might find these links useful:
https://youtu.be/Y8h9e0ocg3A
https://aucademy.co.uk/aucademy-autistic-only-closed-groups/Also the NAS run many different online branches, one of which is specifically based around art:
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/branches/online
Also have you heard of The Art of Autism? This might interest you:
https://the-art-of-autism.com/
I hope you find your own autistic tribe.