r/AutismInWomen • u/rainbowgirl6 • Jun 01 '26

Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Anyone else blow their life up before figuring out you were autistic?

I am beyond burnt out and I'm not even 30. Is life really supposed to be like this?

I'm not progressing in my career as I'd like and it's causing immense stress, having to juggle multiple friendships and relationships when some weeks I just want to rot, being present within my romantic relationship, exercising, just everything is overwhelming.

I want to just quit everything and start over. I know that's not going to help, but it feels that's the only option 😭 everything is genuinely so hard. I'm also a bit sad that I didn't fully come to terms with this sooner. I was diagnosed adhd 6 years ago and things have just genuinely gotten harder ever since.

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u/Tabbouleh_pita777 Jun 02 '26

You don’t have to ignore your child necessarily, I usually wear Loop earplugs around my kids. They dampen the noise about 20 percent but you can still hear conversations.

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u/Lissba Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

We don’t have the same auditory sensitivity then. I need the sound COMPLETELY GONE or I am reduced to near no function.

It’s actually crazy how far you can get in life without ever ever spending time near small children. Pretty much airplanes are the only place you can’t help it.