Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone my names Steven and i'm 29, i'll try to be as consise and as accurate as i can be and i'd appreciate any feed back, Thank you.
I had trouble being in School as a Child. In Primery School was branded as lasy up until Yr6 where i ended up attending some sort of centre out of School, i can't remember much of this or the feeling though i can remember the inside of my Headmasters Car whom took me there. I now know that his car at the time was a 1st model of the Rover 400 and since i have been able to identify the Stain Glass windows that i remember from that centre in can now identfy the location of this this centre as a result of passing by inprevious years.
At Secondry School i had much the same troubles and from Yr7 to Yr9 i'd moved 2 Schools. I never had any Friends and wasnt able to make any, my interest in certern subjects was quielled by peoples bulling and teachers lach of ability to see or identifiy how interested i was and most were messing about.
From leaving School i went to College and up on Leaning that they were just Teaching me at level 1 after 2 years i left feeling that this was a waste of time and they had let me down, I was under the impession that i was studing level2 after an early departure from School.
From then age of 18 i got my first job at 21 after being unemployed. My first Job was at Tesco on nights filling shelves and doing odd warehouse work while the shop was closed, after 2.5 years i left Tesco. After which i picked up a job as a Maintenance man at McDonalds near my home, id been a customer after each shift at Tesco for 2 years.
My Maintenace job by the end i was responsable of repairs to the fabric of the Building 'more than ican explain here' and contractors for specilist jobs.
I ordered the stock which was around £50,000 a month and orded the operational supplies with a budget of £800 per month though i could achive this easly in £650 per month with strict and reasonable controls and accurate proscedures
After this i started and finished my Taxi Liesence, as i thought i could learn at College and do this as its flexible.
I want to go to college to do Enginnering but worry abut my ability to be able to finish it.
Lately i have no idea whats happend or me or how to explain it, i use to be able to analise things and explain it in a logical context.
Now i feel confused, working on the Taxi 'which has been a year and a half' i have no idea how to process this. it feels like to much has happened i have non idea what to make of it.
I use to be able to put everything into order and now it feels like so much has happend i have no idea what to make of it.
I use to be able to anilise peoples behviour now it feels that its moving to fast for me to anilize.
Any questions Pleas ask as it helps me as much as you thanks Steven...
Hi Steven,
Thankyou for doing the test. It wasn't clear from your original post that you were obviously on the spectrum. It was more obvious that you were suffering from anxiety and confusion and that you had had ADD diagnosed. These are common problems for people with ASD but also they are common problems for people who don't have ASD so sometimes it is hard to see through these issues and find what is causing you problems.
The test score and some of the other things you have written are clear indicators of ASD though so I think you may have come to the right place and your suspicions may be correct. :-)
When you go to see the doctors they have to believe that you have enough of a problem to require treatment. Your stress, anxiety and confusion are the things that they can deal with and treat. The underlying reasons for your problems, i.e. probably the ASD, will help them choose the best treatment. As I understand it, drugs are not very useful for ASD but cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the thing to do. Reading about it and learning how you behave and understanding how other people behave is the key to getting a better life.
You have taken on a lot of things and I wonder if you have become overwhelmed and need to take a step back and get things more organised and simplified.
Are you doing regular exercise? exercise is good for mental health as people feel better after a bit of fresh air and exertion.
Have you got a good diet? Poor diet can make people feel rubbish. I've found that I had to change my diet as I have intolerance to a lot of raw fruit and veg. I feel much better for switching from a lot of salads and uncooked things to well cooked food. Apparently cooking can help us get some of the nutrients out of food that otherwise would go straight through.