New Discoveries
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Feeling burnt out is something that all of us feel from time to time. We live in a crazy world rushing around, which is an unhealthy byproduct of living in a society of consumerism. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay However, autistic burnout is different. It stems from trying to navigate social demands and masking Read more
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Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Everyone faces challenges we have to overcome. However, until you know what it is really like to cope with the demands of life and having limitations, you don’t learn to have the same resilience. Autism is a daily challenge. I have problems with confidence and self-worth. Even when I have Read more
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There are many reasons people seek a diagnosis if they think they might be autistic. For me, I had gone through a difficult patch. I had developed hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease) and we had just come through a pandemic. I always had anxiety, but now it was coming in waves and affecting my life more than Read more
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Autism was a condition I knew nothing about and as I was born in the mid seventies, I heard very little about it when I was young. My first awareness of autism was when my son was diagnosed at the age of four. He not only had autism, but learning difficulties too. I faced so Read more
My Autism Life After Diagnosis 