Hi, It is very reasonable to feel that way!! I can relate as well as I am autistic and I have been off work twice now due to burnout. First of all, 2.5 weeks is not a long time to recover from burnout at all! It sounds like you feel like it might be too…

Hiya,

I reckon that he could be affected by the seasons, I mean, especially if hes an outdoors person. I'm in my late teens, been dubbed 'The Nightwalker' (first 'cool' nickname since 'Magpie' xD) and I've been loving the winter so far. Longer periods…

There are similarities to your sons behavior & mine as a child. I am trying to analyse it with hindsight.

I think that Your son, Like me with my Mother, has selected you as the sounding board for the inner frustrations which the condition creates.…

What a provocative little thread THIS turned out to be!

I genuinely had no intention to provoke or "troll".

We all (should) have Adult Autism/Aspergers, which means we all know a fair bit about persecution already. It can be easy to step beyond…

At first it made it more difficult for all of us (Me, OH and 4 YO daughter all have ASD traits).  None of us cope well with change, and all of us were in a constant state of anxiety.  I prefer that we are at home more and that shops are less busy, but several…

It’s taken me 51 or 52 years, whatever it is (I can never remember how old I am!) to be able to look back ~ prior to this, I never looked back. I can see now that my life was almost like a train wreck! Lol! A big old heavy train just hurtling forward…

Thanks, folks.

Hi Oatcakes,

I have found out that a "Self Help" group should be starting up in Plymouth round about September time, so I hope to be involved in that.

My biggest hurdle... ok it's not my biggest but one of my most frustrating hurdles is with education…