Hello

Good afternoon,

I wanted come and say hello before I start asking a multitude of questions and asking for advice, so, Hi everybody  I’m James. I’m autistic and like many others, I struggle with a lot of stuff which keeps me in doors much of the time.

My diagnosis came just before Christmas but for years I had been diagnosed with agoraphobia and social phobias, social anxiety, even PTSD. The repeated therapy never worked and nobody questioned why. That was until some information (sen statement) from childhood came to light, then it was recommended I be assessed for Autism, and just like that, here I am in my 40’s trying to make sense of it all and learn about who I really am. I'm looking forward to it.

I really don’t know where to start but I’ll get there, I think!