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Sunny1 said:
Hi. I'm Sunny.
I am a recently self-diagnosed 71 year old Grandmother of 3 boys. I am also a mental health therapist working from home, and I love it!
I have ADHD, as well, and I am hoping to come up with some solutions for the procrastination that seems to co-occur with what my family call my "Deep Dives" into a recurring or current interest. Any thoughts?
One of my quirks is that I am essentially afraid of getting caught in the steps of an escalator, at one end or the other so I avoid them whenever I can, even though it makes no logical sense that I could get caught in it. And I still haven't gotten the hang of revolving doors after all of this time. (-:
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Take a breath with escalators or revolving doors ,look down and take another breath ,watch the speed of repetition in both ,then try to time your steps .
 
Sunny1 said:
Hi. I'm Sunny.
I am a recently self-diagnosed 71 year old Grandmother of 3 boys. I am also a mental health therapist working from home, and I love it!
I have ADHD, as well, and I am hoping to come up with some solutions for the procrastination that seems to co-occur with what my family call my "Deep Dives" into a recurring or current interest. Any thoughts?
One of my quirks is that I am essentially afraid of getting caught in the steps of an escalator, at one end or the other so I avoid them whenever I can, even though it makes no logical sense that I could get caught in it. And I still haven't gotten the hang of revolving doors after all of this time. (-:
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Welcome. On this forum you are certainly not alone with a late realization or diagnosis.
 
Welcome Sunny!

I'm 65 and got a diagnosis in mid 50's.
They didn't know much about ASD when I was young and just got diagnosed with Anxiety disorder.

Just be mindful when using escalators. I always feel like I might lose my balance and fall when
the first and last steps move under my feet. Takes some coordination.
 
Sirius said:
My son is diagnosed with Autism and the same goes for my niece. I don't have an official diagnose, but according to a psychologist there's no doubt I could be diagnosed with Aspergers. My Ritvo-score confirms her opinion.

I'm a very high functioning Asperger, and most people would never guess that I'm not a successful neurotypical. But behind the facade they would find a brain working overtime constantly processing input from a chaotic and potentially hostile world.

What comes easy to NT's, I have to figure out the hard way. Everytime. Sometimes it's like everybody else is running their life on a computer, while I have to do exactly as many calculations, but with only pen and paper available. That makes keeping up extremely draining, and doesn't leave much energy for anything else.View attachment 72778
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To be probably !more accurate, you have still got the energy to pretend you're neurotypical, I haven't ,so I'm at the wanting to sleep all! the! time! stage
 
Hi. I'm just Jonathan. I'll be turning 30 this November and I've got Asperger's which was officially diagnosed when I was either 5or 9 years old. It runs in my family on my father's side and maybe my mother's too. I've never had a girlfriend because of my extreme trust issues. I live in Madison Illinois in an apartment run by a mental health company. I have no friends outside of my building and they're all men with addiction problems. I recently overcame a behavioral addiction that cost me some close family members who probably never loved me to begin with. I'm on SSDI and I don't have opportunities to get out much. I'm mostly working on my YouTube channel. I've been wanting a girlfriend for a long time and I've tried communicating with women online but to no avail. Ever since I was three I can remember wanting a significant other but I'm kinda at a point where I've given up on the possibility.
 
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Hi all,

I'm 39 and I live in The Netherlands. I got my diagnosis a few months ago. I had no idea I was autistic. When I was child I was often bullied because I was different, I was often in my own world, I struggled making friends, I was clumsy. I tried to cover it all up to feel more socially acceptable. However I would spend a lot of time at home where I could hide and feel safe from the overstimulation of the outside world. I found a lot of obstacles along the way and still do. I know I have a lot to learn about myself and my autism but I’m very positive about joining this community, because I see it as a chance to learn from others by sharing ideas, thoughts and solutions with like-minded people.
 
Bellattrice said:
Hi all,

I'm 39 and I live in The Netherlands. I got my diagnosis a few months ago. I had no idea I was autistic. When I was child I was often bullied because I was different, I was often in my own world, I struggled making friends, I was clumsy. I tried to cover it all up to feel more socially acceptable. However I would spend a lot of time at home where I could hide and feel safe from the overstimulation of the outside world. I found a lot of obstacles along the way and still do. I know I have a lot to learn about myself and my autism but I’m very positive about joining this community, because I see it as a chance to learn from others by sharing ideas, thoughts and solutions with like-minded people.
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Hallo en welkom. I experienced the same as you, diagnose in my 30s. It's a nice forum, nice people and sensible moderators. :)
 
Crossbreed said:
Hello & welcome.

Is the escalator thing a "deep dive," or a different type of issue...?
(That topic may be better in a different sub-forum. ;))
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I think that it is an instilled fear from my mother for the escalator and general klutz anxiety for the revolving door. Thanks for your reply. It took me a while because I just saw the alert spot.
 
Streetwise said:
Take a breath with escalators or revolving doors ,look down and take another breath ,watch the speed of repetition in both ,then try to time your steps .
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Thank you, Streetwise for the tips. Nice to meet you. Sorry these replies took so long, I am new to being on a blog and am just learning how to use it. (-:
 
Nonamedjohn said:
Hi. I'm just Jonathan. I'll be turning 30 this November and I've got Asperger's which was officially diagnosed when I was either 5or 9 years old. It runs in my family on my father's side and maybe my mother's too. I've never had a girlfriend because of my extreme trust issues. I live in Madison Illinois in an apartment run by a mental health company. I have no friends outside of my building and they're all men with addiction problems. I recently overcame a behavioral addiction that cost me some close family members who probably never loved me to begin with. I'm on SSDI and I don't have opportunities to get out much. I'm mostly working on my YouTube channel. I've been wanting a girlfriend for a long time and I've tried communicating with women online but to no avail. Ever since I was three I can remember wanting a significant other but I'm kinda at a point where I've given up on the possibility.
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Welcome, Nonamedjohn. I'm real new here as well. Glad to start to know you.
 
SusanLR said:
Welcome Sunny!

I'm 65 and got a diagnosis in mid 50's.
They didn't know much about ASD when I was young and just got diagnosed with Anxiety disorder.

Just be mindful when using escalators. I always feel like I might lose my balance and fall when
the first and last steps move under my feet. Takes some coordination.
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Thank you. Yes. It almost feels like falling into an abyss.
 
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