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Sparkey077

Hi, thought I would try to introduce myself. I am recently diagnosed autistic and adhd at 50yrs old. Joined here to speak to fellow ND people and find some community. I am trying to learn to navigate this world and find out how to advocate for myself since being given a massive piece of the puzzle that’s been missing my whole life. I am finding society harder than ever to manage.

I am quite solitary nowadays and enjoy a peaceful existence, finding most comfort in nature and under a tree canopy. 
Life has been a constant struggle and while growing up I found lots of quite unhealthy coping mechanism's to deal with what I now know was undiagnosed autism and ADHD. Thankfully today I don’t turn to them as been in recovery for around 10 years. 

Recently really struggling with being misunderstood and I have found myself in conflict with people while trying to stand up for myself and not be bullied. It’s really hard to advocate for yourself when having a meltdown I now know. I hope someone can relate. Experience welcomed. 

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  • Hi Sparkey077 and welcome aboard. I'm in my 50's myself, come close to accepting that I am Autistic, though I do not have a forrnal diagnosis like yourself. I can't even begin to think about such a process, being a bit of fearful of those kind of things. I can understand some of what you are talking about, often being misunderstood and feeling like you are the odd one out. Conflict is often a feature when you are on the supposed wrong side of the argument most of the time, I hate injustice and I guess probably like most people here have a strong sense of fairplay...another reason for more conflict, as a lot of folks won't raise their heads above the parapet. Wishing you all the best...

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  • Hi Sparkey077 and welcome aboard. I'm in my 50's myself, come close to accepting that I am Autistic, though I do not have a forrnal diagnosis like yourself. I can't even begin to think about such a process, being a bit of fearful of those kind of things. I can understand some of what you are talking about, often being misunderstood and feeling like you are the odd one out. Conflict is often a feature when you are on the supposed wrong side of the argument most of the time, I hate injustice and I guess probably like most people here have a strong sense of fairplay...another reason for more conflict, as a lot of folks won't raise their heads above the parapet. Wishing you all the best...

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