Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

My friend is **autistic** and their sensory icks is Touch. I understand what your saying we have a bond that we dont let touch beat them up or us up because as friends. we still kiss even it might not be the same as their affection. So sometimes sensory icks can be good things and bad things. 🙃

Feeling Alone and Misunderstood

As i have schizophrenia and **autism** i rock back and forth as a self-soothing mechanism. Cause the behaviour helps me manage anxiety, provides comfort during distress, and it helps me cope with overwhelming emotions.

Checking In on My Well-being

Struggling with Triggers and Denial in My System

I'm 60 and was diagnosed 3 weeks ago. I struggled at school, I just thought I couldn't be bothered. I was labelled a dreamer, amongst other names. From about 40, I thought something was wrong with me and even spoke to someone who worked in mental health who just told me we are all on the **Autism Spectrum** somewhere. So I left it. My daughter spoke to me last year and suggested I get tested because she had been diagnosed and recognised we share traits. Even her telling me was a massive light bulb moment, like lighthouse bulb size. So, my journey starts here. Yes, my life would have been different if I'd been diagnosed earlier, but I can't change that. I have had a great life, so far, I have great children, some relationships I destroyed along the way. Would I want to erase all of that for something I don't know 🤔? No, I don't. I think I'll just have to write a few letters to all of the people I upset by destroying our relationships. Then burn them, probably. It's probably easy for me to say, but being angry for not being diagnosed early enough is only going to cause you harm. It isn't going to change anything. Draw a line in the sand as a starting line, step over it, and move forward from here.