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Hello, from Yet Another Late Diagnosed Autistic Person

Jeff

Hello everyone,

My name is "Jeff", and I was late diagnosed in March 2024. I believe I've been experiencing 'burnout' for many years.

I'm also trying to get to grips with my identity. Questioning things that I've done or liked doing, and wondering if I really like them.

My long-term depression and anxiety might be confusing things for me, further.

Some stuff that I do, that may give you a better sense of me:

  • I listen to music: XTC.
  • I love Blake's 7 and The Prisoner.
  • I used to play a lot of board games.
  • I dabbled in astronomy.
  • I practice karate.
  • I have a season ticket for Tottenham Hotspur, but I've rarely attended games over the past couple of years.
  • I exercise regularly.

My feeling of mental exhaustion impacts all areas of my life, but doesn't appear to affect my physical energy.

I wonder if 'movement' is something that helps me.

All the best.

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  • I’m a lat3 diagnosed ASD and ADHD too at 58.i also have or3 ious diagnosis of chronic depression and generalised anxiety disorder.

    Love Blake’s 7 and a lot more retro TV. Love board games too but rarely get to have a group or struggle to attend a club. I’ve resorted to solo board games but I do want to share.

    movement helps me too. But fi4 me it’s dancing to music I love and walking in the countryside. Luckily I live in rural mid-Wales.

  • in reply to goesbysteve

    Hello  , nice to hear from you. How are you managing with everything? Did you find the various diagnoses help you at all? That's a lot to internalise!

    Always good to find another Blake's 7 fan. I've found myself rewatching a lot of TV and Film from my childhood, and growing-up. Inclusing stuff I missed out on.

    I've moved more towards solo gaming in recent years. I did attend a Board Games club for a while, but I found it difficult.

    I do enjoy walking in nature, mostly with our dog. Rural Wales sounds idyllic.

  • in reply to Jeff

    It's been rough to be honest. I had looked at both ASD & ADHD for traits for years (read decade+) but wasn't sure or lacked the motivation/money. But I wasn't expecting both. I understand current thinking is they can exist together and are common.

    I'm about to rewatch Blake's 7 original in readiness for the reboot. Unsure if picking up the storyline or justy starting over. I hope the former. I've found I've always been a bit retro-focussed, even more these days.

    I can deal with gaming groups sometimes but not if I'm dealing with other stuff at the same time. I tend to take on too much then break over some unrelated event and end up ditching everything and wanting to be alone for months. I wonder now if it's the ADHD wanting it until the ASD can't cope any more. Maybe I can learn from this somehow.

    Did you have thoughts that you didn't really know who you are? Strange question I know. I always did and still in the throws of working out how I go about that or even if it is to do with my diagnosis.

    I love living here, slower, calmer, less people.

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  • in reply to Jeff

    It's been rough to be honest. I had looked at both ASD & ADHD for traits for years (read decade+) but wasn't sure or lacked the motivation/money. But I wasn't expecting both. I understand current thinking is they can exist together and are common.

    I'm about to rewatch Blake's 7 original in readiness for the reboot. Unsure if picking up the storyline or justy starting over. I hope the former. I've found I've always been a bit retro-focussed, even more these days.

    I can deal with gaming groups sometimes but not if I'm dealing with other stuff at the same time. I tend to take on too much then break over some unrelated event and end up ditching everything and wanting to be alone for months. I wonder now if it's the ADHD wanting it until the ASD can't cope any more. Maybe I can learn from this somehow.

    Did you have thoughts that you didn't really know who you are? Strange question I know. I always did and still in the throws of working out how I go about that or even if it is to do with my diagnosis.

    I love living here, slower, calmer, less people.

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