I used to feel that way, but then I realized most of my apprehension was due to a lack of self-confidence. After a while, my attitude became, "Screw it - let those who accept me do so based on who I am. If they choose not to, it ain't my fault."
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I agree with @Moviefan2k4;
Plus, what if what you said is important and not nonsense and would be of interest?
Who is to say the time is wasted? Would not that not be on them to judge how their time is spent? By not speaking, you are making the judgement for them.
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So now it turns out I can't be seen by the second group I was trying to go to get evaluated for autism because they don't take my insurance and I can't afford to pay them without it.
I'm gonna call my regular doctor's office tomorrow and see if they can help me figure something out.
I also apply for a new very different kind of job yesterday, it's as the person who takes care of golfcarts and collects golf balls at a golf club. My only hesitation is that I realized after I put in the application that collecting golfballs might mean driving that big tractor thing that scoops them up, and I'm not sure if I could handle something like that.
I'm gonna call my regular doctor's office tomorrow and see if they can help me figure something out.
I also apply for a new very different kind of job yesterday, it's as the person who takes care of golfcarts and collects golf balls at a golf club. My only hesitation is that I realized after I put in the application that collecting golfballs might mean driving that big tractor thing that scoops them up, and I'm not sure if I could handle something like that.
So now it turns out I can't be seen by the second group I was trying to go to get evaluated for autism because they don't take my insurance and I can't afford to pay them without it.
I'm gonna call my regular doctor's office tomorrow and see if they can help me figure something out.
I also apply for a new very different kind of job yesterday, it's as the person who takes care of golfcarts and collects golf balls at a golf club. My only hesitation is that I realized after I put in the application that collecting golfballs might mean driving that big tractor thing that scoops them up, and I'm not sure if I could handle something like that.
Shit!
Sorry to hear!
In my world, there are resources for my little ones with autism spectrum.
Foundations, Supports and Charities.
Surely, there must be resources for you?
Plus, perhaps you might find that the operation of the machinery may quite possibly be right up your alley!
One way to find out.
Ask if there could be some sort of a training/ trial program???
Good Luck and Hang in There!!!
I think the application said that they're opening to training new people.
As for autism resources, my problem is I'm 36 and it can be harder to find people who will do the initial evaluation for people my age. The first group I was sent to only had one psychiatrist on the staff, and his cut off was somewhere in the 20s.
As for autism resources, my problem is I'm 36 and it can be harder to find people who will do the initial evaluation for people my age. The first group I was sent to only had one psychiatrist on the staff, and his cut off was somewhere in the 20s.
For example:
https://www.rush.edu/services/autis...resources-adults/support-groups-adults-autism
Stay with it!
You can certainly do it!!!
https://www.rush.edu/services/autis...resources-adults/support-groups-adults-autism
Stay with it!
You can certainly do it!!!
Adults with autism is becoming more and more known but it is a slow change, since the expectation used to be that it was spotted in school. However, with the changes to the diagnosis with the DSM-5, and greater awareness, many adults are feeling like they "fit" in that category. But, the diagnosis side has not caught up yet.
Yeah, that seems to be what I've run into.
I'll keep that in mind.
Its extremely frustrating too, since those behind the DSM-V decided to combine various conditions (such as Asperger's Syndrome) into the same diagnosis. But that's a huge mistake, because no two people with A.S. or any other autistic condition are alike.
Which is why they put it on a spectrum, and look at the severity of the different markers within the diagnostic criteria.
I was diagnosed with Asperger's in 2013, at the age of 33. When the doctors first told me, I was overjoyed, because it was a huge relief to know I wasn't losing my mind. But then later, when I heard the Asperger's label had been essentially erased from history...words don't exist to describe how upset I was. I read online that the DSM people had chosen to remove the label because Hans Asperger had allegedly participated in the Nazi euthanasia program during WW2...so with that in mind, it did make rational sense. But it still gave me the feeling of being an outcast all over again, because I know I'm not like other autistic people. I don't think of myself as "superior" or anything like that, but the actual condition of Asperger's Syndrome is inherently different from other forms of autism...and even other people with A.S. don't share the same traits. So in my opinion, trying to group everyone together under the same medical "umbrella" is an exercise in futility.
I know we’re not superior, but we are underestimated. I will admit that the last couple years have put me in autistic burnout mode. I’ve had COVID, part of my family moved away, I lost my co-teacher, have had an ongoing health issue, and now my brother and sister-in-law have split up because my brother is a cheating, lying 
.
I feel exhausted.
.I feel exhausted.
*HUGS*
*HUGS BACK*. Thanks.
For what? Have you committed any serious crimes against humanity?
You don’t deserve all the bad things happening to you, I hope only good things happen to you *hugs*
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