I Googled “Autism in Adults” and Read My Life’s Story
It explains so much
I’m excited, I enjoy going to church. I love the people and I enjoy the music. I try hard to be happy and enthusiastic. It doesn’t take long for things to change.
I get overwhelmed. I have two choices. I can get to the point where I’m about to scream, or I can shut myself down. I shut down. My wife tries to talk to me, but I can’t understand her words. I hear her, but I can’t process what she’s saying.
I hang in there, I do my best to have a good time, but I’m exhausted by the time I get home and sleep through the first football game. Church isn’t the only event. All social situations are difficult.
I thought it was because I was shy and awkward, and I am, but there’s an underlying issue that I’m recently discovering. When I was homeless in Minneapolis, I was under the care of a Psychotherapist.
toward the end of a session, she asked, “ Do you have trouble picking up social cues?” I told her I didn’t know what she was talking about. The question has been rattling in my brain for years.
recently, I came across an online assessment for Autism. I took the test and the results were confident that I’m on the Autism spectrum. The more I research, the more convinced I am that it’s true.
