Hi Everyone
My name is Sarah. I am 31 years old
I do not have a lot of confidence when it comes to online forums. I prefer talking to people face to face so this post has taken a lot for me to write
I am currently going through my assessments for Autism and ADHD. I have been told that it is more than likely that I do have Autism. This is a new prospect for me. I’ve always known that something was different however as I am also Deaf we always put my behaviours down to this. It is only very recently that I have slowly started to remove that “mask” that I was clearly hiding behind and look into it more.
It all started when I had to deal with some very big changes in my life in the last year or so. I had a new boss at work who had allowed me to feel comfortable enough to be able to explore the “true me”. She has been a rock at work and was the one who started the whole process off. She was the first person who looked beyond my deafness and believed there was something more to my behaviours.
This process only began just before Christmas 2024 so it is all very new to me. I am struggling with this new identity and trying to understand myself whilst trying to maintain my good reputation at work. My boss has been very flexible with me however I am starting to find it more and more difficult to be able to self manage my emotions. My boss is not always available to be able to talk to and I find it difficult to talk to my family as I do not want to feel like a burden to them.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Is there any advice that can help me to be able to self manage my emotions/feelings?
Any good strategies that I can use to help me to be able to self regulate quickly?
What do people with Autism like to do to relax?
Thank you