The first assessment I did, the doctor told me that "while I fit the criteria that it's not affecting my life enough to qualify for a diagnosis". I strongly disagree but I have a really hard time discussing my issues to actually express how much it is negatively impacting my life. I have requested a
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with flat feet. I'd had a lot of foot pain since I started working at age 18 and late last year at 21, I was diagnosed with flat feet. I went to a podiatrist who basically said "yeah, you've had flat feet probably all your life". I insisted that I didn't and told him how
Hello everyone,
I'll be getting a diagnoses soon, either ASD or ADHD (potentially both.) Long story short, I tried every method to get to uni (it takes 5 hours one way from my town, and if I go to another town, it's two hours to uni, which is still far and my body can't handle it with the stress of
Ive seen people mention this in their fight against ADHD executive dysfunction, but this specific case seems ro be more physical than a mental block: sometimes I wear my hair in 2 boxer braids. However I absolutely can NOT stop doing a braid partway through, tie it off where it is, go do whatever in
So, for tomorrow, we have to wear a blue accessory or clothes.
First of all, trying to convince the school authorities otherwise isn't possible at this point.
Second of all, if I don't wear something blue as well, I might be seen as "inconsiderate".
It is worth mentioning my classmates do often u
So recently I read a post on here which made me think "hang on that is me exactly". I'm middle aged. I would have thought that anything that could be diagnosed would have been already, not that I ever go to the doctor or seek diagnosis. Then I read a few more posts and I'm like......holy hell in a h
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I’m new to this subreddit so please let me know if anything is against the rules. I’m looking for help on which earplugs I should purchase.
I have a lot of sound sensitivity and work in a noisy environment where I still need to be able to somewhat understand people talking to me. I had loop
I am not diagnosed with autism but if I do have it I personally cery rarely shut down due to stimulation, but rather I get very nauseous when rating a unpleasant texture, smell, or something happening to cause stress like upset plans. I wonder if anyone else has different responses than those common
I 17f have MSN-HSN ASD and ADHD, and I really struggle to keep routines and such, so when I find one that works, it is a very fragile thing for me. Such as fasting.
I have been fasting for over a year now, and today was the first day my father noticed.
I fast 16:8, 16 hrs fasting, 8 hours window
I’m am so mad and embarrassed at myself and I am running low on food and normally I’m fine making a grocery list but I can’t do it and I’m panicking and crying. I need to try under $60 but then I remember I need things like detergent and trash bags and it’s too much for me and I hate how I’m acting
I have been diagnosticated autistic myself few months ago.
With life I met several people with autism, whose they were not aware themselves at the beginning, who are among the kindest and natural I met. I love the fact they like to be honest and dislike lies or manipulation.
One of them is a girl,
I am a late diagnosed female and have people pleasing tendencies. I’ve found a reoccurring issue in which I will be friendly to my coworkers to try to fit in, but become overwhelmed and shut down if they want to pursue a friendship outside of the workplace. It feels like people who don’t have a lot
so I am thinking about getting a diagnosis for autism but it's not very clear to me. I find myself more similar to how OCD is presented than to how autism is presented. do you find any similarities?
Hi everyone, I am an autistic undergraduate student at Edge Hill University and I am currently looking for participants for a interview based study looking at the real world experiences of autistic individuals. I believe in the importance of autism lead and autism informed research being in understa
Anyone have a significant other and you'll be all casually lovey dovey all cuddled with them when in that moment it hits you how you're following the biological instincts as the animal we are and we have found our mate. That we are falling into the biological system that is genetically what we are c
There is a girl from my sixth form politics class. We spoke a few times during lockdown about notes and schoolwork but never really hung out in person. I had a bit of a crush on her back then. I am thinking about messaging her on Snapchat now, a few years later, just to reconnect and maybe be friend
My youngest saw an advert on YouTube for a hoodie, it had squishes in the sleeves, and (I think) tactile lining in the pocket.
I cannot find this anywhere, so looking for recommendations for anything similar.
Must haves:
*Squishies built in.
*Soft lining.
*No zip.
Thanks for readin
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So about 6 months ago my family and I moved from the house we had lived in for years to a new house. Also around this time I started graduate school and even since we moved my concentration has been getting worse and worse. Just recently my concentration has been deteriorating faster I am
So to start this off, ive been struggling for a while, I dont push fast enough for my job, ive gotten 2 conversations about it next step is a write up and ive been actively dealing with mental health issue like disassociating, lack of time awareness, and just huge stress. I am just starting to feel
good evening. I am feeling pretty drab and soulless currently as everything in my life and what fearmongering has affected me outrageously & makes me feel like I’ll never meant to be loved. An autistic gay black man who is the most skirmish and most jittery and anxious person in here with no purpose
I work at a McDonald’s and I was talking with this one coworker and they asked if I smoked weed. I said I quit and they mentioned that this might be why I have anger issues. I mentioned that one thing about weed that affected me was how it basically makes me drop the mask and stim.
Later she asked
I just recently have realized I am autistic and finally got some noise cancelling headphones, but I haven't found them helpful because the sound of my footsteps is overwhelmingly distracting. Has anyone else experienced this? What are other options for dealing with noisy environments?
19M and like school friends I’ve never rlly been able to actually keep. It makes me sad because it seems a lot of people are still rlly good friends with their old school friends.
Is it down to a lack of effort by me? Am I just that forgettable?
As many people with ASD, I wear headphones 24/7 even when im sleeping.
The problem is whenever it is hot, I sweat, and that traps moisture inside the headphones, which makes them not smell great, feel icky, and also irritates the skin around/in my ears.
I scratch it so much until it bleeds, and
Towards the end of this year, I will be staying away from home for what was initially one night, but has now turned into two nights with family for a wedding.
I hate staying away from home, to the point where I melt down and cannot stop vomiting. I found out about the additional night last night, w
I think these statements are true in majority of instances from experience.
I have seen a lot of content about autism and autism awareness online and to be honest it helps me. However, society as a whole, doesn’t seem to care usually about autism.
In fact I think people only or mostly care about w
I find myself offending friends basically every time i talk to them now. Not because I'm necessarily insulting them, but more because i am feeling more comfortable sharing stream of consciousness thoughts.
Ex: talking to a friend about a book series I've been reading, which she's also read (and lik
I notice that as I talk to someone 'I find hot'/'have a crush on' then I become more blunt, awkward and "autistic"
Your suggestions are much appreciated.
I have been at my current job for a little over 7 months. It’s my first job straight outta high school and at a very good company and I can clearly see where I would like to progress. However, I feel my autism will make this impossible.
I feel like an idiot everyday, maybe it doesn’t help that I’m
I struggle with sleeping and calming down in general and since I was little Ive been craving a blanket like this, tho I'm not sure how much it should weigh so it helps me In the best way, should it actually be like 10% of my body weight or maybe more? what are your experiences?
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Has anyone ever experienced when you are given a task by a friend, parent, etc. and they ask it in a very literal way even though they mean something else and when you do that task in that way, they get upset (naturally) and ask you why. So you end up confused and they say the phrase "you know what
I feel like I can't trust my own judgement anymore. I've recently ended up in several public altercations that were the result of misunderstanding people.
Yesterday I got shouted at in the street by a lady while at work. I was covering for a colleague's holiday and my job involves going to people's
I live a scandinavian country which means that I first have to go to a primary health provider and get "pre-assessed" before getting a referral to a psychiatry team that do the actual assessment and diagnosis.
I recently went through a lengthy process at the primary care provider first treating de
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I'm a parent of an autistic son and I've spent years watching him struggle with things that seem simple but really aren't — remembering to brush his teeth before work, knowing when to start getting ready so he isn't late, breaking down a task without feeling overwhelmed.
I trie
Well I guess it’s that time again, I was doing fine and well at my latest job. I felt like. I’m a financial administrator. It’s my third finance job, and the third with a year contract. I like it and I thought I was good at it, but I get slipped up by the details and not being able to prioritise any
I'm a teenager who, overall, tends to be very emotionally unstable. I don't even particularly like school - I'm clever and I like a few lessons but overall hate it a lot of the time. I have about 5 friends, but I struggle with actually finding the time/effort/confidence to hang out outside of school
I think I’m going through burnout again from working. I work from home in healthcare and it’s so taxing on my brain . It’s a production job that I’m definitely not meeting and I need the money to afford life. But I just find myself so burnt out. Some days I even go nonverbal for the rest of the nigh
I don't understand what is wrong with me but it's ruining all my life goals. Here is is. Sorry it's quite long but I don't know what else to say, anything shorter can't capture my feelings.
I feel like this is related to being neurodivergent, or at least I hope, since that may give me a clear pa
I have school and am starting on a job. Got volunteering, and more volunteering during the easter break. It sounds sort of productive. But its not really making money. Not what I want to do.
But today I do nothing. I play siege and Im terrible at it. I wish I was making money but I am too scared t
To the autistic people of Germany and the Netherlands. Ive heard your 2 countries are among the best for autistic people due to how well your cultures fit with alot of our personalities. Direct communication, emphasis on structure and routine, the pride in being independent, less overstimulated. Is
Over the years I became better at recognizing them even before knowing what they were (I got diagnosed two years ago) and I learnt to deal with them. But now I’m having a sort of emotional regression because my brother tragically died last year and they are happening more often but most importantly
i bought this lanyard on Aliexpress. let me explain: the official UK site doesn't have my country in the shipping list. there are 3 places where they sell it and one of them is OUTSIDE my country, the other 3 being too far. so the only choice would be Amazon, the issue is that they pumped the price
I had a bit of a meltdown minutes ago. (it stopped almost immediately when i realised i shouldnt have been hitting my head) i hit the sides of my head with my fists pretty hard.
I feel just a slight bit nauseous and the sides of my head ache a little, but nothing severe at all, i barely feel it...
Hi everyone,
I’m 26 and I’ve recently started to realise that I have quite a few autistic traits (although I’m not sure if it would be enough for a diagnosis), and they’ve been bothering me.
One of them is that I tend to use a kind of “baby voice” around people I’m close to, like my wife. I never
Hi, I'm a sophomore in HS, and I don't have much friends and people dont like me that much because I'm different. does anyone know what I can do to help myself?
Shit, even if people know you're autistic and you isolate yourself and still nobody ever hits you up to check up on you which is the reality for us, it just says how fake ppl are.
Zoloft saved my life. I don't hate social outings now, I don't overthink every single syllable that leaves my mouth. I'm not constantly worried about how I look or act. I'm able to shower now, shave and practice being well groomed again. When bad things happen I don't get self destructive urges. My
IM SOO NERVOUS im scared of being invalidated
Hi, I'm a 23 years old woman. English is not my first language (just in case I don't explain myself very well here or if it looks like I'm being rude, sorry). And sorry for the ranting.
I wanna know other people's experiences with this because I know it depends on life experiences in general, but f
