HP35 said:

Would that exist if I got diagnosed? Tbh I think my chance of getting the GP to give me a referral is very low, as I've never managed it with any other ongoing health problem, but I could try if there's actually support available

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I was in a restaurant with two friends a few weeks ago for the first time in two years, and the noise was horrific. Partly the general and unavoidable hubub of each chat trying to be audible above all the others and merely escalating the volume as a result…

Autism derives from the Greek αὐτός, meaning 'self', but I would take issue with the term 'me-ism'. Narcissists use their social abilities in order to manipulate other people for their own benefit, autistics have trouble with social communication so are…

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I was diagnosed in my early 40s - definitely worth doing as life gets more complicated and our ability to cope and 'power through' diminishes at we get older.         We often simply burn out when it all turns to crap.

The waiting list is typically…

Hi, thanks for sharing your experience with me.

It sounds like you had a terrible time on your journey to diagnosis. That does seem shocking that the health care professionals you dealt with missed all those signs of ASD as it sounds worse than what I…

He is probably regressing due to anxiety and depression, that is what has happened to me.  When you get to the limit of your coping you burn out.  There is something colloquially called "Aspie burnout" and it's the result of years trying to fit in and cope…

I'm 48 now, and diagnosed, and I recognise what you're saying, both the feeling that I don't have the capacity that I used to have, and the contrast between fatiguing and energising activities. I also recognise the problem of trying to find a bar to measure…

Slightly off topic

This what happened in 2020 before COVID was declared:

Used to have a meeting before started at the library where used to volunteer (now gone to pot); this unfortunate day it was cancelled at short notice due to sickness. I used to…