Published on 12, July, 2020
Good afternoon. I will introduce myself properly later but I am at my wits end. My husband is autistic and suffers from anxiety and depression. He was attending therapy but obviously that has been stopped. While all this uncertainty is going on, his anxiety and depression is getting out of control. I have experience as a care worker for autistic adults but I am out of ideas. Has anyone got any advice? Thankyou in advance. X
Hi - do you know what's causing his anxiety? Is it over real stuff or imaginary/unlikely potential disasters?
We often get diagnosed as depressed because a lot of NTs misjudge our rock-hard logic and realism and talking honestly about negative facts as depression - they project how *they* would feel in the same circumstances.
His lack of normal routine, the lockdown, having my daughter home until September and not being able to attend his therapy group. I am working on using the coping tools but it seems to stress him more. My daughter is higher functional autism and therefore they both clash!