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Hi everybody, I am new..obviously. I live in Padstow, Cornwall. I have aspergers...invisibly so, as it was brought up several times when I was a young teen and I dismissed it; then saw a lot of psychiatrists who I didn't trust and talked very little to and I guess they didn't notice or something and I don't know what happened but there is no diagnosis on paper and I now live in the UK. I have read tons and tons of literature about aspergers and it is me-it is all me, my life story. I want an "on paper" diagnosis so that I can recieve support services or something but there are no diagnostic services in my area and also, appointments make me extremely panicky and so does navigating transport...oy. Anyway I identify as an aspie.. I am married to a very kind NT man and we have a 2 1/4 year old son who is my heart and soul, I am very into gentle/attached parenting. I feel pretty certain that my son is also on the spectrum(my OH thinks so too). I am home educating/unschooling and I feel passionate about freedom. My son and I have coeliacs disease and other food intolerances and I have always had a love for cooking and baking and he is learning how with me and we love it, we make something every day from scratch using unique ingredients. We also love walking outside and do that every day. We have a strange sleep cycle. My little guy is with me all the time, an equally valued member of our family who gets equal say in all of our family decisions. I love being his mum. I don't really have any friends at all where I live, I find it really hard, I want to meet other AS people but transport is really confusing for me now for some reason, I don't know. Silly, right. Appointments and schedules confuse and make me nervous...and I can't seem to find anyone like me, anywhere near me. So, hi! Also, anyone else out there in North Cornwall area? Padstow, even??? x