Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone. I've been recently diagnosed and wondered if anyone else is Autistic and a carer?
My diagnosis wasn't a surprise, I have always been playing the board game of life without knowing the rules or having any instructions.
Anyhoo, as an adult who has just hit 60, in a full time demanding job and looking after my elderly, frail mother, I sometimes feel as if I am totally alone in this regard. My mum was always the one who looked after me , completely understood how I was different to my 4 siblings (although didn't know why) and now the tables have turned and life is very hard. My sibling don't help and quite frankly, don't care.
Anyone else in the same or similar position?
I live with mine. So i can see a future where i could be in the same situation.
Me too. I'm 31 now and my mother is 55 - in 20/30 years I will probably be in the same position and it makes me worry endlessly.
I'm a little further along. I'm 40 and my Mum is 68. It might be in ten years time or less that she goes. I'm really hoping to meet and marry someone before she dies so i won't have to deal with her death alone.
Again. I'm in the same boat of rarely socialising.
I'm hoping for the same thing. The problem is I never socialise so meeting someone seems impossible. I need to work on getting myself out there more, I suppose