Not wanting to ask for help has always been a bit of a weakness but I have no option now.
I’m part way through a Personal Independence Payment application.
I’m being referred to occupational health.
I’m prioritising healthcare appointments over work.
I’m still celebrating but in a different way.
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I’m part way through a Personal Independence Payment application.
I’m being referred to occupational health.
I’m prioritising healthcare appointments over work.
I’m still celebrating but in a different way.
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I’m realistically optimistic. It will take months or years to get better and I’ll be grappling with thyroid blood test results, ranges and percentages for the rest of my life.
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Just as with #AutRes I’ll have to be a trailblazing pathfinder.
The fine tuning of my treatment will depend on the extent to which I’m able to self-advocate effectively and the co-operation of healthcare practitioners.
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I’m going with the flow to optimise my well-being as quickly as possible.
I want to enjoy my retirement as much as I can.
It’s been a long time coming!
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Like many #Autistic people I am crawling towards #retirement, physically and mentally depleted, bearing the scars of #trauma.
It does not have to be like this, but change isn’t coming any time soon unless we fight for #equity and #justice.
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I’m enjoying simple things like a beach walk and two willing dogs to haul me back up the dunes.
I’m not really the retiring kind, so once my health improves I’ll throw myself back into #AutRes and activism.
It’s a relay race, a team effort.
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This paper highlights key findings and research gaps, some of which I hope to help to fill.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.641560/pdf
#ageing
#autism
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