• RE: Executive Functioning. We need help.

    Thanks for your advice, and also thank you 

    I have offered many times to help sort the house and even made a start when she's been out for the day. However, I am at college full time and I'm having to work flat-out to get the grades I need to…

  • RE: Studying causing anxiety and burnout

    Hello. Thank you for replying to my OP and for the helpful suggestions. I haven't asked actually but now you mention it it's highly likely they could put me in a secluded quiet room to make things easier, I'm pretty sure they did this for someone before…

  • RE: Benefits of diagnosis

    Hi. I'm 25 and currently on the waiting list for a diagnostic assessment. My family have always suspected that I was autistic, but I've made my own decision to pursue diagnosis in adulthood. 

    I also struggle with my mental health, so I decided…

  • RE: AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER AND EMPLOYMENT

    You sound like you enjoy all of the fighting and going after people and all that business, I’m certainly not saying that’s wrong, it’s just like I said, it’s not for me, that’s why I said my thoughts would be of little help to you. I like a much calmer…

  • Need advice/ difficulty to refer myself for assessment

    Good afternoon all, 

    I am 39 and since late teens always known that I do not think or behave like other people. My mum had recently been diagnosed with autism at 57 even though for years she has battled with mental conditions such as bipolar she was shocked…

  • RE: Is Autism 'a man's world'?

    HS2 is not a necessary needed peice of  infrastructure

    The idea is that it frees up the other tracks to separate the high-speed non-stop stuff from the slower stuff like local trains and freight to be able to tighten up the timetables - no need…

  • RE: Struggling with my boyfriend seeing his friends

    I suspect you need to try counselling/therapy to deal with those abandonment issues. The very fact you have used the word abandoned says a lot. He isn’t, he’s just seeing friends. Perhaps there’s a little separation anxiety there. This sounds reminiscent…

  • When coping starts to fail

    Hi Folks 

    I have just joined the community here as I am currently looking for help with work (see Online work meeting difficulties - is it just me?) and hope someone else here can share some experiences / evidence to help negotiate with work.

    Meantime, a…

  • Just saying hello

    I've always known that my brain was wired differently compared to your average neurotypical person. The clues were there - and not just small ones that could be hidden. Unfortunately I was just seen as being 'odd' or that I was being difficult on purpose…

  • RE: Highly Sensitive Person and Autism

    The thing is, nobody is really independent.  We all rely on others, family, friends, organisations, a reliable supply chain at the supermarket, medical care etc etc.  And, although I kind of know what is meant in that people, when they can, might seek greater…