I'm self diagnosed but I've managed to save up enough money for an autism assessment. My housing situation has recently changed and I'm finding myself avoiding my need to house myself in preference for spending my spoons on maintaining my job to maintain my income and having enough money to get an assessment so that other people understand my specific situation. Trying to explain to people that I'm just not going to do what I need to do to prevent me living out of my car because I'm spending too many spoons holding down a job is in itself overwhelmingly and exhausting. Telling people that living out of my car for a short amount of time is my preference so that I can save money for an assessment is apparently the wrong choice. Apparently I'm choosing to be homeless. Let's solve one problem at a time people, ffs.
I'm 40yr old autistic woman and can confidently say I experience this and have my entire life. It explains so much. wow Thank you for sharing
The way I just cried because this explains my son's behavior as a 4 year old and no one has been able to help us!
I'm self diagnosed but I've managed to save up enough money for an autism assessment. My housing situation has recently changed and I'm finding myself avoiding my need to house myself in preference for spending my spoons on maintaining my job to maintain my income and having enough money to get an assessment so that other people understand my specific situation.
Trying to explain to people that I'm just not going to do what I need to do to prevent me living out of my car because I'm spending too many spoons holding down a job is in itself overwhelmingly and exhausting.
Telling people that living out of my car for a short amount of time is my preference so that I can save money for an assessment is apparently the wrong choice. Apparently I'm choosing to be homeless.
Let's solve one problem at a time people, ffs.