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Adult ?? Autism

Hippy chick

Hi everyone.  I Have recently joined the site as I am a little curious about autism.  I am a 31 yr old female mother of two.  I have started to look at myself in a different light, more so in the last year.  I know I am different and extremely shy.  I have always had problems 'mixing' with people and find socialising/ conversations difficult and exhausting. 

Now I have children, I am being thrown into many different social situations that I really do not know how to deal with and this is making life quite hard at times.  Even just casual 'chit chat' with mums at school I find hard.  I am unsure of what to say back and struggle to hold a conversation.  Talking to teachers/ meetings/ kids parties etc! I can't approach people and try to get away before they try and talk to me. 

i do not really have any friends or close friends.  I do not go out socially and I do not work at present.  I have only recently stumbled across the idea of autism and if I could have this.  My childhood wasn't easy,  I always thought that I was a naughty child. 

Because off these difficulties I am finding myself feeling quite down and isolated.  I have no one to talk to and I am worried about the impact this will have on my children. 

CaN anyone else relate to this. Thanks 

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  • Hi, I just wanted to tell you that I absolutly relate to your experience. Although I am male and my children are now grown up and I am divorced. I went through the same things all my life. I have not worked for 10 yrs as I have Fibromyalgia. A lot of my other problems were blamed on that but just a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with Aspergers and things are now beginning to make sense.

    What Isabel says is right and the best  advice you could get so I'm not going to add anything to that but just thought I'd tell you that I totally relate to your experience.       This is a good web site with all the relevent information you could need and plenty of very helpful and friendly members. I hope you keep in-touch.Smile

    charles.

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  • Hi, I just wanted to tell you that I absolutly relate to your experience. Although I am male and my children are now grown up and I am divorced. I went through the same things all my life. I have not worked for 10 yrs as I have Fibromyalgia. A lot of my other problems were blamed on that but just a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with Aspergers and things are now beginning to make sense.

    What Isabel says is right and the best  advice you could get so I'm not going to add anything to that but just thought I'd tell you that I totally relate to your experience.       This is a good web site with all the relevent information you could need and plenty of very helpful and friendly members. I hope you keep in-touch.Smile

    charles.

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