Hello, everyone. I was diagnosed as autistic 15 years ago and never received any support or advice afterwards. The diagnosis happened and I was shoved out the door. I’ve learned coping mechanisms and the like to manage it but it mostly means I am housebound. My partner moved us a decade ago to a place she knew people and I did not. I don’t have friends or acquaintances. Neither real life or online. i don't really know how to interact with people. I was fine with this until recently when our home life was disrupted and I no longer felt safe. Suddenly I felt very alone. And I don’t know what to do with myself. I feel like in my 40s it’s too late to make friends. Especially as I can barely go out the front door. And even if I could the last time I had a conversation with someone was probably 2013 i don't know if I can even manage it.
I think the main problem is the housing authority flat above us has fitted laminate flooring and as you all probably know, sound sensitivity is a problem a lot of the time. It’s a special kind of hell and I understand why nearly all authorities ban hard floors. Except, seemingly, this one. They don’t seem to care, don’t want to come round and listen, don’t want to explain their policies about it, don’t want to speak to them upstairs about it. And it’s the whole flat so there is no room to escape to and having to live with headphones on 24/7 isn’t the life I expected.
I'm just ranting now and that’s hardly appropriate. Like I said, im rusty with human interaction. Hello.