Much love to you guys. I know a lot of us are constantly trying to accommodate to a world that moves faster than our nervous system can process but we're doing amazing and need to keep going forward while meeting our needs. Good luck w everything ♾️🧩💕
i know its a short period of time but its so hard to pass through these days, im using nicotine patches (21mg) because my vape was 50mg but i still have cravings but im passing through this!
hi all, happy autism awareness day :)
i want to ask some advice about getting an updated assessment/talk about my "assessment journey". i (23F, identify as nonbinary) don't actually know when i was first diagnosed, and wasn't made aware of the diagnosis until much later. it was probably late elemen
From an autistic person who joined this subreddit today, Happy Autism Awareness Day and Happy Autism Acceptance Month. Here's a video I hope y'all enjoy.
I (23 F Audhd) have been something of a hermit for a very long time. I didn't really have any friends as a kid so I had no reason to go out growing up. I have 2 irl friends, one I see frequently and one I see every few months from high school. I love my friends dearly but I want to try and branch ou
Hi, I am newly diagnosed, although I had known for years before actually officially getting diagnosed. But something I’ve been struggling with as I get older is masking. I feel like it’s getting harder and harder to mask as I get older. I’m not sure if that’s also because my depression also gets wor
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
Hello everyone. This is my first post, so please no criticism 🙏. Today I wanted to ask more experienced people about a peculiarity of my younger brother. Let’s call him M, and me K.
So, let’s start. I’m 18 now, and my little brother is 14 — a 4-year difference. I’m currently in a completely differ
Hi everyone! I am a grad student at Mercy University and I'm doing a study on the relationship between clinicians and their knowledge on autism. I am a caretaker for lower functioning autistic students at a residential school and know how difficult it is for them to receive proper mental healthcare,
original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/autism/s/ytFGTUJqEr
If I have the time and energy I will add an tl:dr
If your new to this topic, please read some of my comments on the original post and not just the post, because important context is missing
for me it is getting my first gf at 32 she a genuinely good human we are in ldr . how about you guys i have level 1 autism .
Sorry if its a dumb question hahah i understand that puzzle pieces arent used anymore but are the colors ok?
I attend weekly work placement classes designed to support young adults like me who are struggling with employment. We learn how to apply for jobs, create CVs and cover letters, and prepare for interviews. I’ve really enjoyed attending because it’s encouraged me to apply for more opportunities, prov
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 feel happy, but I don’t feel good. I don’t understand. It must not be happiness then?
Im so detached from my emotions and I take Zoloft now but it’s still so confusing.
I wish I felt like everyone else.
I’m noticing some days I need structure, other days I need something really simple, and sometimes nothing works at all.
Do you have different “go-to” things depending on how you feel?
Or do you try to stick to one system?
I was wondering if anyone uses any words other than brand or flavor when introducing themselves to other people with autism (and other neurodivergent folks).
Like I'll say "my brand of the tism is not understanding body language and memorizing videogame geometry"
and I've had friends who use "my f
(AuDHD)
Background: Recently joined a grassroots political movement in my local area. Sociology & politics is a special interest of mine, and I feel I genuinely need to do this stuff or I will go completely insane. I get so many opoortunities to talk to people, and tragically I am quite extrove
I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR WIRING THE FIRST THING EVER!!
My former “friend” often made fun of me saying I was “the dullest tool in the toolchest,” he said I didn’t have any electrical knowledge. He didnt congratulate me or anything. I’m not really friends with him, he cares more about his possessi
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
