Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, my name is Katherine. I was diagnosed with Autism in my early teens and since my diagnosis it's been a bit of a crazy ride at times. Now I'm an adult I'm finding things harder to understand and deal with, made worse with the lack of support from professionals. I've been doing volunteer work at a school, helping out the kids in the reception year. I love it but I find it stressful and utterly exhausting.
Lately I've been at home, mostly reading and sorting through my books. Today I'm staying in, I'll listen to some music and maybe watch Up as that's one of my favourite Disney Pixar movies.
Welcome! What other Disney films do you like? Big fan of Toy Story, Inside Out and Cars here.
I hope things get easier for you when it comes to understanding yourself. I can understand how isolating it can be.
Hii! Thank you I love both Toy Story and Cars. Toy Story 3 is my favourite of the series, I love that one so much. Inside Out is another of my favourites to watch!
HMO said:I hope things get easier for you when it comes to understanding yourself. I can understand how isolating it can be
Thank you. I hope things are good for you at the moment? I'm glad you understand. The world can be ever so lonely when you're Autistic, it often feels like an isolated place where no one sees or hears you.
Oh nice! What sort of music and TV shows do you like? I like pop music, mainly boybands and people like Ed Sheeran. I like entertainment like Masked Singer and comedy like Taskmaster and Would I Lie to You.
Things are difficult for me but I'm lucky to have a therapist to work on it with. There's a lot of things which I know I can't place on just anyone. It's not just because I'm autistic but I've made a lot of errors, some particularly big, and I'm just making sure that I don't put myself in that situation again.
His bigger pop songs tend to be my bag. Think Perfect, Castle on the Hill - the ballady stuff. I like Take That, Westlife, One Direction, JLS, while I like the odd song from McFly and The Wanted.
I am lucky because someone referred me at the right time. It's a private service but it's definitely worth it. It's basically the one hour of the week I get to have a conversation with someone who I feel understands what's going on in my head, and tries to see it from my perspective.
I found it difficult to convey to others why "moving on" is not something I consider helpful, because on the inside I'm screaming, like I just physically can't. Not without having deconstructed it completely.