Published on 12, July, 2020
i am new, i strongly suspect that i have autism my brother was dianosed with autism at age 7. I was brushed off told back in the 1980s that i was 'bright as a button' by teachers had problems with social interaction, sensory overload, poor co ordination obsession with drawing bullied. My brother has learning difficulties which i do not have so everybody quickly realised someting was wrong but it still took him 2 years of many tests and assesments to get a diagnosis. My mother and father are lovely people as well as my brother, i have decided not to pursue diagnostic procedure my father is ill and my main focus is we are waiting for urgent test results. My brother has a deprivation of liberty applied for safty reasons and i keep safe. So also unwilling to place myself in a room with psychiatrists anyway, i have lost many years under thier 'care' in the past. Being medicated forcibly for bipolar which obvously helped all genuine bi polar patients but left me incapacitated completely. 5 years. Sun is shining beautiful sunday morning and i am angry.
I am no longer under a mental heath team they feel it is no longer required thank God.
Is there anyone here who has recovered from alcoholim ? To find that their autism gets more noticable? This has happened twice . I have been sober for 6 months.
I have given up smoking. Sending out best wishes to everyone will be very busy as my brother is visiting. Whatever i feel , he feels magnified by at least 15 in terms of symtoms. Will pray to be to tolerent and kind.
I will Go Back on to alcoholics anonymous later. Resentment is a dangerous place i will be focusing on gratitude, i have acheived alot this morning since posting in terms of housework and will be glad of what i can do and let go of the past. It was a very angry introduction and apologies