If you don't fit, find the right puzzle
To all my spectrum mates out there. Find your puzzle.
To all my spectrum mates out there. Find your puzzle.
Intel worker suffering from burnout discovers he is neurodivergent. Interesting read.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp954ep948loOpen linkView original on lemmy.autism.placeI always knew I was different, but it was only at 33 that someone suggested I might have it (I was getting myself checked out after my father passed), so I talked to a doctor about it a couple of times but never truly did all the tests.
It took me having both kids diagnosed to go through the entire process to get my diagnosis (same as the kids, unsurprisingly), and I cannot avoid cursing myself at 33 for not doing it sooner. Everything I learned in the 10+ years between both things could have made that period a bit smoother, using all the tools and techniques I have acquired since.
First post here, coincidentally I stumbled on this image and I quite liked it because it is precisely what I do to my kids and myself.
Also, just got in here, so hello everyone.