• RE: Masking

    What does he want to do? What does he enjoy, or what might he be good at? 

    I have a half sibling who is the same. Eventually I spoke with her dad and suggested he help her follow her dreams by starting a course on the subject. This allows her to learn something…

  • RE: Obsession

    I don't eat spinach, I cannot digest it properly as I have an intolerance to all Brassica's (Mustard family) and non-soluble fibre. But I do take a mushroom-based "nootropics immune boosting compound" in a tablet or tincture daily. - this seems to do…

  • RE: Anxiety never stops

    I've recommended on other posts: Nootropics can help for long-term and a low dose of benzodiazepines for occasions where it's interrupting sleep or to help reason clearly for a difficult situation in order to leave it.

    I take a mushroom compound…

  • RE: why need a diagnosis

    I discovered a mushroom cocktail a nootropic not psychotropic with Lions Mane, Reishi and a few others. I've recently discovered this also helps with digestion as well. It helped with clarity, focus. this company makes one https://timehealth.co.uk…

  • Burnout/sensory overload getting worse as one gets older?

    I've noticed that my sensory overload/burnout is getting worse as I'm getting older. I used to be very energetic in my 20s, but then gradually burned out to the point where I couldn't work anymore. I used to need at least one rest day a week where I do…

  • RE: Sleep

    Sleep and Hydration are absolute keys to health and well-being. We know, scientifically, a lack of both is deadly. I don't know how else to say this... 

    I think she needs anti anxiety meds

    You're not wrong, but it's also not a long-term solution…

  • RE: Using words as stimming?

    Sounds like it could be Tourette's syndrome? Which can be an extension of autism. 

    Autistic children will appear to mature slower than their peers socially due to a language difference. But in reality, we simply learn and grow in different ways. However…

  • RE: CBD V Anti Depessants

    In my experience and research, if she is autistic, dyslexic or divergent in ways that are socially disabling, there might be a potential Anti Depressants can be harmful. If she starts experiencing difficulty sleeping and higher anxiety, I would suggest to…

  • RE: Anxiety+ cleaning stress

    I'm not sure if you're looking for advice or just need to vent a bit? A parent going through this, is going to be stressful, so no amount of advice will ease the weight you might feels, and thus possibly exhaustion, too? You've been through quite…

  • RE: Newly diagnosed teen son - medication?

    There's a LOT of discussion on this. My thoughts (not advice) are this: Recent studies are showing ADHD and Autism have less GABA (which can be modified a bit with diet but not fixed when there's a loop we cannot shut down keeping us awake). In a pinch…