Autistic Women?

I'm newly self diagnosed too. 51.  What a wild ride to this point i's all been, eh?

Wild yes. I’m actually finding things harder now than ever. I sometimes wonder if autistic women hit a bit of a wall when they reach menopause. We’ve been just about managing to cope and then the menopause just adds more anxiety etc and then we can be pushed into crisis. 

Bingo!  I wonder that too. 5 years ago it became so hard maintaining everything, and bit by bit I start to stop.  I came isolated myself as maintaining friendships got too hard, my gym bunny persona died as I couldn't handle all the people and small talk in gyms etc.  Everything just stopped for me.  It still has.  It's a complete fluke that led me here. I is still a wild ride, but it it's a bit clearly now as I recognise the route a bit. Not sure what do do with all the information yet though.

Hi Kate Kestrel Did you decide to do the HRT? How is it going?

It worked immediately. It was amazing. I might have some weight gain side effects, but I don't think so. I think it's just that taking the HRT has coincided with a huge period of overeating right before I was finally diagnosed. I tend to binge eat when I'm coming towards a shut down period, and while in the shut down as well. That's kinda been going on since last November, right around the time I started HRT. Good luck Kate

It worked immediately. It was amazing. I might have some weight gain side effects, but I don't think so. I think it's just that taking the HRT has coincided with a huge period of overeating right before I was finally diagnosed. I tend to binge eat when I'm coming towards a shut down period, and while in the shut down as well. That's kinda been going on since last November, right around the time I started HRT. Good luck Kate