Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I hope I'm okay posting as I don't actually have a diagnosis, but I suspect I have ASD and have booked a GP appointment to discuss this.
I'm a 30 year old female, and have always struggled with things but have always been able to hide it. Since I had children (a 2 year old and an 8 week old), however, i've struggled much more to the point that my husband has noticed.
I don't have anyone to really talk to about my suspicions as I know that my family members will just dismiss it. I'm hoping that this community might help with that.
Hello and you are very welcome here.
What you are describing is called masking and it’s exhausting, so the additional effort and energy requirements of looking after young children has probably just pushed you beyond your energy levels and so the mask has slipped.
Not so different to what set me on my journey to a diagnosis.
Hi, thank you. That makes a lot of sense actually. I struggle a lot with sounds and physical touch being very overstimulating too, and where I've largely been able to avoid triggering situation, I just can't do that with kids.