u/gymgirlamy

A co-worker has asked me to meet for coffee and they’re a very nice person and everything but I feel so awkward just sitting across from someone. I’ve worked with this person for 10 years, but it’s not like we hang out usually outside of work.. I just feel like with people I don’t know really well I just feel very awkward and don’t know where to look and feel very self-conscious. I’ve been out of work for the last 3 weeks due to a medical condition so it is nice that somebody is trying to keep in contact, but I just don’t know how I feel about the situation. I would like to meet them and chat, but really I would prefer to chat and walk or something like that where there’s not so much pressure to just sit across and look at someone.. but I don’t think this person is very into being active so I don’t know if that’s a good idea to suggest.. I was just wondering if anybody else feels like this or has any advice?!

Hi all, I’m just wondering if anybody could make any recommendations on what they use for blocking out noise? Specifically when I want to read a book and the background noise is bothering me when I just want to focus on my book…

Hi everyone. I have my autism assessment in a few weeks and since I booked it months ago I’ve been constantly thinking about it and feeling so stressed and anxious. Wondering if I’ve got this all wrong, will I get any answers.. I just randomly burst out crying (happens a lot lately) to my husband, he asked what’s wrong, I said I just wish I had someone to talk to who could understand. I’m just so confused at why I feel the way I do and the needing an answer is driving me crazy. How do I take my mind off things and distract myself away from all of this? I feel like I’m constantly thinking about it, looking up autism, reading about autism, listening to podcasts about autism.. all this and I might not even be autistic! I just wish I wasn’t so confused and worried. I can’t understand why I just can’t let things go! Does anyone else feel like they can’t let things go?

Do you prefer to be alone? I find I don’t really have many friends (one or two, who I don’t even see that often) but I actually enjoy being alone and doing my own thing. I work in a job involving a lot of interacting with people so I find that tiring and I prefer to spend my time off just chilling out gaming and going to the gym.

Hi there! I’m going for an adult autism assessment in a few weeks. I’ve done a lot of research and I feel that autism explains so much about my life but I’m so nervous. I’m wondering if I’m mistaken and will have wasted so much money and still not have an answer to why I feel the way I do about a lot of things. Autism seems to explain a lot to me and I actually feel comfort in that and if I’m told I’m not autistic I think I’ll actually be so confused. I don’t know, I just feel a complete mess at the moment. Just wondering if anyone else has felt like this or if you had an autism assessment did it go ok for you?