need some advice or something i guess

Hello again Mr Moo,

  If you feel you need therapy support you can approach your GP and ask for a referal. Waiting times vary according to where you live, but it is best to go and get on a waiting list sooner, rather than later. It's not widely publisized, but some boroughs even have self-referal or drop in centres for support. Look at all the avenues.

As suggested above, if you feel it's necessary you can contact an organisation such as the Samaritans/Mind. NAS also have a helpline that might be of interest to you where you can discuss your feelings with someone http://www.autism.org.uk/helpline You can also use their directory which lists services available in your area. You can search for services such as counselling http://www.autism.org.uk/counsellors-and-psychotherapists 

Your home business can be based around a hobby, special interest or professionalism. The options are varied and can be internet based if you wish.You may even be able to get info about home-based business from your local enterprize hub or a local club.

I wish I'd thought of it sooner for my own situation. For me, my contact with the public is limited, which keeps stress levels down, I have some familiarity and yet the degree of job satistaction, in providing a service that people truly apprecite, of the like I haven't experienced ever in my previous limited working career.

Work projects, voluntary and/or a work venture such as mine, can be a huge boost in helping to lift self-esteem and depresssion, but it can also be overwhelming for some. I've had two or three dips where i've had to stop my work, through depression or through escalated care commitments, this can finish a business before it starts if it's not handled correctly. If you don't factor this in to your business plan, you can suffer finacially, so do choose your business venture carefully and add in contingencies for ill health or unforseen circumstances.

Timing and managing your own support and time very carefully, will be the key to getting the balance right. Remember, it doesn't have to be full throttle staright away, a gentle slow and progressive approach can be equally as effective and in some business ventures the evolutionary approach can actually save you from making costly mistakes.

The link I gave you earlier (Musings of an Aspie) and indeed the book written by the same person gave me some very helpful advice. She had a self-employed business that was extremely sucessful and started in her basement. She could work at 3am in her PJ's if she wanted, her clients didn't care, so long as the project was finished on time. Eventually, she decided to upscale. rented an office, had to dress for work all of a sudden and employ others, which she resented spending time with, because even though they were helping her business to grow, she wanted to work alone, in her prefered attire and timeframe.

She gave it all up to go back to her basement and continued to be successful, but by freelancing the workload out, rather than taking it all on herself.

Remember, You don't have to be conventional. Your business, your rules. Personally, I love work at 3am. No interference.

Please try and keep your spirits up. Trust me you are not alone.

Keep us posted and I wish you all the best.

Coogy.

Hello again Mr Moo,

  If you feel you need therapy support you can approach your GP and ask for a referal. Waiting times vary according to where you live, but it is best to go and get on a waiting list sooner, rather than later. It's not widely publisized, but some boroughs even have self-referal or drop in centres for support. Look at all the avenues.

As suggested above, if you feel it's necessary you can contact an organisation such as the Samaritans/Mind. NAS also have a helpline that might be of interest to you where you can discuss your feelings with someone http://www.autism.org.uk/helpline You can also use their directory which lists services available in your area. You can search for services such as counselling http://www.autism.org.uk/counsellors-and-psychotherapists 

Your home business can be based around a hobby, special interest or professionalism. The options are varied and can be internet based if you wish.You may even be able to get info about home-based business from your local enterprize hub or a local club.

I wish I'd thought of it sooner for my own situation. For me, my contact with the public is limited, which keeps stress levels down, I have some familiarity and yet the degree of job satistaction, in providing a service that people truly apprecite, of the like I haven't experienced ever in my previous limited working career.

Work projects, voluntary and/or a work venture such as mine, can be a huge boost in helping to lift self-esteem and depresssion, but it can also be overwhelming for some. I've had two or three dips where i've had to stop my work, through depression or through escalated care commitments, this can finish a business before it starts if it's not handled correctly. If you don't factor this in to your business plan, you can suffer finacially, so do choose your business venture carefully and add in contingencies for ill health or unforseen circumstances.

Timing and managing your own support and time very carefully, will be the key to getting the balance right. Remember, it doesn't have to be full throttle staright away, a gentle slow and progressive approach can be equally as effective and in some business ventures the evolutionary approach can actually save you from making costly mistakes.

The link I gave you earlier (Musings of an Aspie) and indeed the book written by the same person gave me some very helpful advice. She had a self-employed business that was extremely sucessful and started in her basement. She could work at 3am in her PJ's if she wanted, her clients didn't care, so long as the project was finished on time. Eventually, she decided to upscale. rented an office, had to dress for work all of a sudden and employ others, which she resented spending time with, because even though they were helping her business to grow, she wanted to work alone, in her prefered attire and timeframe.

She gave it all up to go back to her basement and continued to be successful, but by freelancing the workload out, rather than taking it all on herself.

Remember, You don't have to be conventional. Your business, your rules. Personally, I love work at 3am. No interference.

Please try and keep your spirits up. Trust me you are not alone.

Keep us posted and I wish you all the best.

Coogy.