• RE: My 16yr old autistic son wants to join Facebook

    We made sure we educated our 7-year old daughter about internet security and forum & FB protocols and how bullying works.    

    We showed her how to set up fake accounts using internet pictures and using the address & telephone number of major landmarks…

  • Teenage son self harming

    pls help- my son has been under camhs for 16 months and we were told from the off he has ASD however he doesn’t know yet as advised not too. However we have an appt tomorrow where we are telling him after he had a complete melt down triggered by returning…

  • Autism stopping me from volunteering... Oh autism, why art thou so cruel?

    I couldn't find a work/career section so decided to put this in Autistic Adults, apologies in advance if this is the wrong place.

    I've been volunteering this year after a break since late 2020. I got my first job in 2020 and then proceeded to have…

  • RE: Anyone interested in motorbikes?

    Yep - them were the days.....

    The guys I worked with would go out on summer rides together - but it's actually quite lonely burning up the roads - the slowest guy at the back is most likely to be killed taking risks while trying to keep up with the faster…

  • RE: Went to first Aspergers and High functioning Autism Social Group this evening

    Few men or women would dare to try it on with me. I would knock you out for just trying to pay me a compliment. My friend, who was a real fighter, used to go crazy at me saying I was gonna get him and the boys beat up because of how aggressive I was towards…

  • RE: Autism Diagnosis - The days & weeks after being diagnosed

    I was diagnosed a few months ago after it being picked up during an ADHD assessment in March.  I had suspected that I was autistic on and off for over 10 years. I'm 47 - and when I was diagnosed I took a deep dive into the symptoms and issues of autism…

  • RE: Autistic husband

    How would he feel about getting a diagnosis? If he got one he could ask for accommodations at work, like somewhere quiet alone to recharge at breaks instead of having to socialise with colleagues and mask. Or could he just find somewhere quiet to do this…

  • RE: GCSE studying

    Let's try this again. 

    I know what you're going through, I went through the same thing at GCSE but didn't revise at all. You can still pass even if you never bring yourself to do any and if you haven't passed your core GCSEs then you can always…

  • Work and the trials thereof, including changing jobs or roles

    So, firstly, I think a lot of people are undergoing significant changes in their lives and not least their work; these are the times we live in. Mine, ironically, have nothing to do the pandemic, but that is neither here nor there. I wanted to find out…

  • RE: Is it Autism and/or Mental Health?

    Hi there.

    Life. Don't talk to me about life. 

    (I quote Marvin, the paranoid android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, by Douglas Adams) sorry. It's probably not really appropriate. But if it brings a little levity, then yay. 

    I'm…