I recently attended a 10-day Vipassana course at Dhamma Dipa (UK). I’m neurodivergent (ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, awaiting autism assessment) and rely on earplugs as a medically necessary sensory aid.
Despite clearly explaining this to a teacher, I was challenged and told using earplugs cou
Exactly what the title says. My cousin compared me to a spoiled child because I had a meltdown
I have been diagnosed with ADHD by a psychiatrist and have also been diagnosed with Social/Pragmatic speech disorder by a speech therapist. I wanna get a comprehensive autism evaluation done but I have no idea how to go about that and how to get it covered by insurance. Does anyone know of remote ps
Once again, it's April Fools' Day. After 40 years on Earth, I have yet to find anything funny about it. I know you're supposed to laugh, but I just get angry every time and know it's not appropriate so I rather try not to react at all.
It makes me sad that it's something everyone else around me se
… Turns out it does.
I’ve been suspecting I fell in the spectrum for some years now. About 2 months ago I decided to pursue an actual diagnosis.
At first, when the Dr confirmed it I thought, ok, life carries on, nothing’s changed, it’s still me.
But it’s moving a lot of feelings. It’s letting
I had many times overheard my parents saying things to others like “We have to accept how he is" and “It could be worse; at least he is healthy".
See, instead of proper support, I was treated like a broken human being. And I only realized it too late.
Although I often get anxious about stuff in my day-to-day life, I would say I've never suffered from depression - until now.
I have had to delete news apps and feeds, and I now leave the room when my wife is watching the TV news. It's all so depressing. I don't want to go out, and I don't want
My wife and I (33m) just had a baby two months ago, and she’s told me she’s considering divorce because I haven’t been emotionally available — for her or our son. She says I don’t meet her emotional needs and haven’t shown enough affection to the baby.
The thing is, I genuinely don’t know how to do
I've been suspecting that I'm probably autistic for a bit, and I plan on getting assessed. I've always been called strange by other people, I struggle to maintain friendships, people get mad at me for what to me feels sudden and unusual, I've been called "stubborn" and "obsessive", and my face does
1 - a 3d printed plastic thing I got from a local toy store. 8/10. I absolutely love this thing. For me, it’s a 10. Only reason I rated it lower was because it’s loud. It makes loud plastic scraping sounds and it tickles my brain. I like it.
2 - these things have so many names. Idk what to call em.
This sub has devolved into misogyny, group-think, an ideological echo-chamber, and toxicity to the point that even offering valid counter-arguments gets people lambasted. What was once intended as a support space increasingly mirrors the worst tendencies of large, anonymous online communities: polar
A few months ago I asked in r/auslegal if it was considered harassment to send an email to one of my former teachers, who I didn't like, to say the least, and she wasn't even as bad as others I've known over the years. The answers were mostly mixed, most saying it was immature of me, but there was s
There's this constant image of autism meaning you march to the beat of your own drum and care little for what other people think, and most I see either in person or online DO resonate with this often, but for me I feel a fundamental disconnect with that whole concept? I need to feel like I'm present
And I’m not sure how to feel about it. I had a suspicion that I’ve been autistic for a while now. I’m not the best when it comes to dealing with people and social situations. Also my brother is autistic. He’s non-verbal. So anyway, I talked to the doctor and got my diagnosis, as well as a few others
I don know how to tag this. I really hate myself I’m over here being a stupid whiny baby over my grocery delivery bill and I just tend to shut up.Everyone else is dealing with way worse and if I can’t pay my bills because of groceries being too expensive then I need to stop eating period. I am whini
Hi there, I'm 24F, today while I was cleaning and emptying my closet from everything ( my closet seems to have no shelves. it's just like a big container with two doors.. Anyway, so an idea came up to my mind, why would I see if I can fit inside of it? Would it be possible to set it down in there?
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I want to start by saying Im not formally diagnosed as where I live it’s very difficult to find services for autism and even harder for autistic adults, but my experiences strongly resonate with autism (sorry if this isn’t the right community to post in)
So I have a few friends
Looking through the available flairs, none seem to fit the situation I'd like to discuss. I'll just use "Assessment Journey", as I'm still tying to figure it all out.
The topic? ASD Level 1, and just barely. Just dipping a toe in the spectrum. But the way distributions work, I suspect there are MAN
I mean to ask this specially to any freelancers but in general to anyone who works/studies or needs to set some degree of organization in their life.
So far I use google calendar simply because I always have phone with me and with alarms it helps me not to forget appointments that much.
However I
I wondered if anyone else experienced sounds like this? I only realised yesterday I feel them like a physical pain/judder to my body, particularly noticeable when trying to get to sleep, there’s often a soft single tick from the boiler turning off, or a light switch this will feel like turning my ne
he’s almost an adult already and he’s never had a girlfriend does not have a single friend. there’s nothing wrong with that but it’s just hard to bring him around other people abd introduce him. I wish i could say im not embarrassed or ashamed of him but sometimes i am and I hate myself for it. he’
I got my driver's license about a week ago. Driving is very scary for me! The parts I hate the most are 4 way intersections, multiple lanes, and parking. I always try to park as far away from other cars as possible, but sometimes that's not possible. I got my license because I always relied on my gr
I think environments are our medicine or downfall.
We talk about unmasking like it’s a lifestyle choice or a skill we can practice. But I've been unmasked for years and I'm starting to believe masks are more of a biological safety feature.
Our nervous systems decide that something in the env
Since it looks like it's gotten a lot easier to get an autism diagnosis, I want to share my story about the difficulties I had getting mine.
Hey I am #ActuallyAutistic and I want to tell you my journey to getting my diagnosis at 11, when I really should have gotten it a lot sooner. My Mum has been
does anyone else feel like they are always having to keep their cool around everyone all the time?
i bring this up for a few reasons. in almost every relationship i have experienced (platonic, familiar, etc) i always give away so much of myself emotionally. and it’s exhausting. i don’t mind helpin
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Why dont I dont I drink from this well?
My psych is always telling me : have you read anything about autism ? Have you tried to infrom yourself ?
And I just ... don't?
It is not I dont like learning about it. Psychology is on of my hyperfocus. Its not like I have any negative feeling about bei
Hi,
I’m trying to find some resources online to support my 30 year old autistic brother. Maybe short online courses to help learn about skills and tips for getting into employment. He has had interviews in the past but has found them difficult and often there’s someone with more experience since he
Hi! My name is Jessica (19F) and I recently got diagnosed with autism. I’m in a relationship with my bf (M19) and it wasn’t easy telling him because at first I was worried about how me might react and I thought it was a bit embarrassing. He said “everyone has autism, you just have more of it” to whi
im not sure if this is a ASD trait or becuz i have an ED 👻 but I find chocolate milk to take so thick. that is the only way I can describe ut accurately. I have tried multiple different brands of chocolate milk incase it is related to the brand but I still find it thick, I have gone to cafés, choc
I’m sorry if this isn’t allowed but I just need to vent and I don’t have a big support system of people to talk to.
My work espouses sooo much about their diversity and helping disabled people get jobs but they actually do not give a FUCK about me and my struggles even though I’ve been very open a
I have never been able to explain this to someone and when i do people say it’s not a big deal. i have a huge deal with air. if i go outside and my legs are exposed to “outside air” for long enough i need to wash my legs as soon as i get home.
This also goes for food, like “refrigerator air” for so
I’m an adult with autism, 35 years old. Iv gone my whole life dealing with the problems that come with autism and a lot of them I can find ways to either avoid or deal with it and getting over the uncomfortableness of it all. One thing I can’t seem to shake is my shutdowns during unplanned hag our s
Does anyone else feel it is hard finding a partner. I'm 21, have never had a partner and feel it has been extremely hard to find a partner and I don't know if it has something to do with my autism, the way I look, or the generally dating pool. I feel like I struggle getting to know people and holdin
If my 4 year old is nonverbal, what are the odds that they will be able to live independently when they are an adult?
Hi there, new to this sub. I was diagnosed with high functioning autism when I was a toddler and have always struggled with video games and art despite how hard I try. I love video games and art. But after years and years of trying I feel the improvements have been marginal at best. I’ve tried looki
My brother stims by rocking he doesn't like rocking chairs he likes for it to be stationary.
I had a childhood best friend (I’ll call him F). We grew up together and spent pretty much every day together.
In our early 20s, we both moved out. A couple years later, his older brother (RM) ended up moving in with me.
Before he moved in, his mom and I were excited about it. She felt like I woul
Hello :] I was diagnosed only last year, but I’ve known for years that I am autistic. Especially after my diagnosis, I ran into a lot of people saying that I was ‘scary’ when I was upset about something.
This always made me feel socially ostracized because the same people could never explain to m
There are many tags, so I hope this one is appropriate enough. (Bit of a rant, big feelings and thoughts)
For some preface, I hold no official diagnosis. I don't want to write paragraphs on this topic, but to summarise it's adult prices I can't afford screening as it got picked up just before I was
I'm trying to unmask more and so l've been trying to stim more to regulate myself. My issue is it feels so good in the moment but I always end up nauseous and not feeling good from the heart rate spike of movement. Same goes for doing things like crocheting to stim, after a while I just don't feel g
I just dont know what to do anymore.
my brother (15, ASD 1) is going into yr11 in september and he is failing all his subjects, his mocks were all below 4 (min pass grade) including for core subjects - maths and english.
I have repeatedly spoken to him about how he needs to get his act together an
Does anyone else feel overwhelmed/overstimulated using dating apps?
I’ve noticed a lot of pressure around replying fast, keeping conversations going, and just the overall energy it takes.
I’m exploring an idea for a slower, more neurodivergent-friendly dating/friendship app that focuses on communi
This just happened less than half an hour ago.
Context:
My grandparents live in a remote mountain area in Central America, and since it’s Easter week or something, I’m visiting for a few days. I’ve declined their invitations many times before because my grandpa and the environment tend to overstim
I was diagnosed with autism at 16; I’m currently (18F). I’ve always felt like my autism was pretty obvious, since it was common for me to have meltdowns when I felt overstimulated, to the point where I would even hurt myself. However, my parents thought I was just a shy, well-behaved kid who was may
I have no idea if this is an autism thing or not. I just feel like no matter what people are secretly mocking me by the way they talk to me, act around me, etc. Does anyone else feel like this sometimes? I’d also like to hear moderate/higher support needs talk about this.
hi, last week i (21F) moved to my mom's new place with my older sister (23F) (parents recently split).
The change has been really, really awful. Im super depressed cuz ive been in burnout for months, and Im not getting used to the new place since theres some problems that need fixing.
The thing is
Me not having emotions or not being able to properly feel them or regulate them or whatever this is, it is not a symptom of autism it’s very like from abuse I just happen to have autism!
I’m noticing just how much my emotions are impacted. Im getting to be apart of communities and movements in real
