tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post795975770998120152..comments2023-12-28T18:05:33.260+13:00Comments on AStrangerInGodzone: The Issues of Older AutisticsStrangerInGodzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092023230098316617noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-51022130474455057132017-05-03T10:07:29.784+12:002017-05-03T10:07:29.784+12:00Turning 70 this year. The combination of social i...Turning 70 this year. The combination of social isolation and social anxiety affects me much more intensely now, along with health and vision issues. Trying to make new social connections is terrifying and exhausting process, the strain of 'pretending to be normal' is too hard. I have decided not to seek any medical treatment if I become ill with another serious illness. It's very annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468057442582246504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-38011679593391013162016-12-25T21:28:18.652+13:002016-12-25T21:28:18.652+13:00Same in Oz. It is pretty much child oriented. As i...Same in Oz. It is pretty much child oriented. As in, kindergarten and younger. I have given up caring or trying. I am now 43 and my days of 'normalising' myself are over. If I can learn to please myself, that will be enough for me. I lost faith in the masses years ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-70549155951294874472015-06-21T13:01:46.305+12:002015-06-21T13:01:46.305+12:00This is a significant piece and the issue is gener...This is a significant piece and the issue is generally ignored - even on forums for autists. Two months ago I sent an email query to Autism NZ, identifying myself as a senior person. They never replied. They won't be getting any donations from me! annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468057442582246504noreply@blogger.com