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Hello,

Although I posted on here before once 7 months ago,  a positive diagnosis of ASC was confirmed last week.

Prior to this, I was already struggling to function adequately - sleep was very poor plus a raft of other difficulties meant that whenever I didn't have an external demand on me I was basically not succeeding to pull myself together enough to do anything.

Since the diagnosis last week, this seems to have intensified. My attempts to get rest during the day are unsuccessful, so getting so very little done, but now there seems to be a huge amount of sadness, anger and pent energy mixed in with a tiredness I can't adequately describe.

Just saying the above here as I need to say it at least somewhere. Really don't know how to handle this and get back to being more dynamic.

Parents

  • Welcome back.

    The diagnostic process does tend to release a whole raft of emotions. I have described my post diagnostic journey as an emotional rollercoaster. Sadness and anger is not an uncommon reaction and is understandable. You will have been questioned about your early life and that may have opened up some memories which have been buried for a long time.

    Also there is a tendency to re-evaluate past events through a new found autistic lens. If your diagnosis comes later in life there can be a sort of grief for the life you could have had, how you may have done things differently if you had known earlier.

    It's worth having a read of this recent discussion on here:

    https://community.autism.org.uk/f/introduce-yourself/33001/post-diagnostic-counselling

    The exhaustion and loss of function you are experiencing could be an indicator of autistic burnout.

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  • Welcome back.

    The diagnostic process does tend to release a whole raft of emotions. I have described my post diagnostic journey as an emotional rollercoaster. Sadness and anger is not an uncommon reaction and is understandable. You will have been questioned about your early life and that may have opened up some memories which have been buried for a long time.

    Also there is a tendency to re-evaluate past events through a new found autistic lens. If your diagnosis comes later in life there can be a sort of grief for the life you could have had, how you may have done things differently if you had known earlier.

    It's worth having a read of this recent discussion on here:

    https://community.autism.org.uk/f/introduce-yourself/33001/post-diagnostic-counselling

    The exhaustion and loss of function you are experiencing could be an indicator of autistic burnout.

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