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one_step_closer · 16-01-2025, 07:09 PM

I hope it’s ok to post here. I’m not diagnosed as autistic but it’s highly expected i just can’t get an assessment right now because GPs have stopped processing referrals because there are lots of them.

I feel like the more time passes the less accepting of myself i am. I don’t want to be autistic because everything is so overwhelming and hard to manage. There’s a good nurse on the ward who tries to support me, she has autism and ADHD and i guess she should make me hopeful because she copes quite well so surely i should see that it’s possible to manage but right now i don’t feel like i’ll ever get there.

Any tips on self acceptance and maybe some ways of coping? I know everyone is different but i’d like to know how other people cope. Thanks in advance.

16-01-2025, 07:09 PM	#271
one_step_closer The Shadow of the Day Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Scotland	I hope it’s ok to post here. I’m not diagnosed as autistic but it’s highly expected i just can’t get an assessment right now because GPs have stopped processing referrals because there are lots of them. I feel like the more time passes the less accepting of myself i am. I don’t want to be autistic because everything is so overwhelming and hard to manage. There’s a good nurse on the ward who tries to support me, she has autism and ADHD and i guess she should make me hopeful because she copes quite well so surely i should see that it’s possible to manage but right now i don’t feel like i’ll ever get there. Any tips on self acceptance and maybe some ways of coping? I know everyone is different but i’d like to know how other people cope. Thanks in advance.
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