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Hello, everybody.
I can't figure out where to start, so I'll just jump right in. I don't know if I have autism for starters - several tests indicate that I could have some sort of spectrum, however, it's self-diagnosed in the best-case scenario. Unfortunately, in my counrty, this seems like an issue, because the autistic spectrum applies only until you reach the age of 18 (apparently it disappears somehow afterwards)! Materials and other information on this topic is scarce, so I finally decided to seek out help elsewhere.
I am a loner, and prefer to be on my own or to people closest to me. However, i'd say I relate more to things rather than persons (in general people frighten me)! I often struggle with everyday tasks - something outside the planned activities makes me overly anxious. Recently I started to realise (after my wife's suggestion) that I am overly sensitive to sensory stimuli. We have baby boy, who as you can expect from baby, cries occasionally, but I seem to be over-sensitive to such high-pitched noises. In addition i observed that it is easier for me to work and do things when it gets dark outside and that light makes me anxious (at least if I have to focus on some specific task).
Otherwise, I am as casual person as anybody else. I work 9 to 5 job as a scientist, working on my PhD ath the moment. Pronounced complications have started more recently when I took up some additional responsibliities like building house, doing already mentioned PhD and others.
As I already mentioned, I am self-diagnosed - just trying to figure stuff out at this point. When started to consider having Autism, it gave my some sort of consolation - at least I would finally have understood the reason why I feel the way I feel.

So that's about it. Would appreciate suggestions - maybe I'm just looking for excuses to be lazy, idk!

T

Dedzinaataajs, Welcome to Wrong Planet.

It sounds like you are in the right place. O.K. What can I tell you to provide some help.

First of all STRESS. In my humble opinion, there are two ways to deal with stress. These are SLEEP and EXERCISE.

You can minimize the effect of overload by getting a good nights sleep each night. But this must be very deep sleep called REM and deep NREM sleep. Your body needs at least 2 hours of this type of deep sleep each night in order to remove stress. So you can improve your nightly sleep by making your bedroom a safe zone with no light, noise, sound.

Your body needs exercise. Strenuous exercise each day will remove the stored stress from your body. Generally I walk up and down a steep hill for an hour each day. Sometimes I go to the pool and swim a mile. I am 76 years old.

If you follow these steps, you will in my humble opinion get back to your near normal. It is said that the condition that you have is hereditary. So if you look around you may find some in your family that also have the same condition. They may be able to give you sound advice.

Some people recharge their internal batteries by talking. They are extroverts. They talk and talk and talk and recharge their internal batteries. But some people are introverts. They need to be alone. When they have too much stress, they go into a room, read a book or play a game and their stress after several hours return back to normal levels.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hi Dedzinaataajs,
Welcome to WP

Welcome to WP! I hope you continue visiting here.

Note: Having a formal diagnosis of Autism is not necessary to be here. Nor an informal diagnosis. Nor a suspicion that you are Autistic. You can even frequent WP if you are certain you are not Autistic. A polite interest in the topic is all that is required. So, I repeat: Welcome!

I hope you found AQ. It is a quick and easy way to check whether you have traits of Autism...of course, it does not give a formal diagnosis.

If there is information you are looking for, the folk here might be able to help.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome to WP. I hope that being here and interacting with the members will help you sort out some of the information and insight you are seeking.

Welcome to WP .....might consider if you may have any adhd tendencies . Often ,I prefer evenings ...
but if the day is going to require physical efforts .been known to indulge in coffee..early ..and time out a three hour segment of time , before a proper break..Water , energy drink , whatever the day seems to need....
but that costs me a few days to recover....And when am doing things like that, am fairly slow..so work at my own speed.
Often times light and sound sesitivities require Sun glasses and earbuds.For me.
Good Luck on Sorting things ..