People have asked about my #Neurodivergent marriage...

Umm... over and over.

👉 Later today? Gonna start sharing about 12 years of working toward #AutisticJoy...

through #AutisticLove...

With my wife🤶, who confidently claims to be typical.

Big topic. Just a short post to break the ice for future writing...

Later today. Turns out there WAS hope for me...

🚨 mebbe you too.

#ActuallyAutistic
#AutisticX #AskingAutistic #AutisticAdults
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@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

People have asked about my #Neurodivergent marriage...

Umm... over and over.

👉 Later today? Gonna start sharing about 12 years of working toward #AutisticJoy...

through #AutisticLove...

With my wife🤶, who confidently claims to be typical.

Big topic. Just a short post to break the ice for future writing...

Later today. Turns out there WAS hope for me...

🚨 mebbe you too.

#ActuallyAutistic
#AutisticX #AskingAutistic #AutisticAdults
.

Folks have asked what's happening with my #AutisticElder health. Haven't had the spoons to really talk since March...

But some older #autistic folks may need to know.

Here's the deal.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
#AuDHD #AutisticX #AskingAutistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

This is a roller coaster. I'm good most mornings for a few hours...

Then I crash. The initial presenting symptom that got me into the doctor was really bad hot flashes. Apparently, I'm told, pretty much identical to "severe" hot flashes accompanying female menopause.

Hard to blv. Kinda weirdly hard on the ego identity. Even embarrassing...

I was so used to autistic burnout that I assumed I was just having a bad one...

Til the only NP I could see with Medicaid finally tested my testosterone. That took over a month...

It was 56.

Normal ~500. Supposed to be a minimum of 300. At least around 200 at my 70 years.

For all males, there are serious implications for neurology, heart, bones and more below 100.

Hospitalization around 30...

But my thyroid and other endocrine systems are involved. And I can't see an endocrinologist until at least November.

PTSD, elderly autism, heavy cannabis use may all be involved. They're each known to depress Teststerone and other hormones.

There's one study on older autistic males and testosterone. We may be prone to such a crash...

There aren't many of us to study...

As you can see I'm fairly available right now...

By mid afternoon I'm likely to be in dysfunctional brain fog, extreme physical fatigue, and possibly paranoid as fuck.

A heads up.

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