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Not sure if this is the right community for this. If not, I'll nuke it. Just looking for somewhere that isn't world or ml now that autism.place is gone.

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[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Same here.

Though, in some fairness to myself, my autistic burnout included getting suggested by 4 different medical specialists that I, a 35 year old undiagnosed male, pursue getting properly, officially, diagnosed by a PHD for autism.

Told my family this, and their response was to say no actually, you're schizophrenic, please agree not to the medical pathway suggested by your doctors, but abandon your career and voluntarily check into a long term care facility in the middle of nowhere.

Ended up homeless for a year, lost everything, all my stuff, my car, my job, family cancelled my phone plan thus locking me out of all 2FA accounts such as my banking.

Still recovering from all of my injuries sustained due to homelessness, wooo...

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, I am very sorry to hear.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Managed to qualify for SSDI, otherwise I'd be dead!

... nearly froze to death outside last winter, -30F...

... made friends with a lot of people who later died, violently...

... got held hostage and assaulted for a week straight at one point...

Yeah I should be dead.

... probably I have PTSD or CPTSD as well now.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

I've read all of your comments in this post. I'm deeply sorry that you've had to endure so much hardship. I hope you continue to find more and more wholeness in your life.

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

currently in a big time autistic burnout, hit right in the feels

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

My condolences. (._.)

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People with autism or people carrying for/living with a person with autism?

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People with:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_burnout

I feel like the struggle bus drove into a ditch, rolled down a hill, landed in some quicksand, and sank just enough to make escape impossible while still providing just enough air to breathe. It's brutal.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Ah, I tried helping my manager understand our newest coworker with autism. Didn't work out, but I advised the kid of more friendly companies.

[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The other day, my mind decided to let me smell the entire fucking universe all at once for the whole day. I literally almost broke down on the train to school because there was too much going on. Yeah, I don’t think I’ve recovered yet and probably won’t because it’s finals week…

[–] onoira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

i can relate to this. i can hear the electricity coursing thru the walls. lately it's been so loud that it keeps me up at night. no one else hears it, but i do.

i had to flip the breaker to the bedroom to quiet it down enough to sleep.

[–] techhead7890@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, sensory overwhelm is definitely a thing; I'm pretty sensitive to light in my bedroom overnight, and then when I wake up I forget to draw up the blinds to let light in (and stop mould etc.). Huge draw on my spoons but it's also what I need to do to stay functional.

[–] mearce@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Im begging everyone in this thread to try using a white noise machine.

[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Oh I hear that kind of stuff too! And like the charger blocks for phones and things, and everyone thinks I’m insane.

Some days I can stand it or don’t even notice but other days it’s the auditory equivalent of sandpaper on my brain.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just don't think I'm cut out for being alive tbh. I just seem to get more and more dysfunctional over time

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

I feel the same way. Then I think about it a bit more, and get angry that I'd probably be thriving if society wasn't inherently exploitative. Somewhere, some time, some place where I didn't have to get worn down to a nub and then rubbed raw across a cheese grater in order to prove I was worthy to exist.