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Do any other autistic women feel more overstimulated living with parents in their early twenties? Like the kind of overstimulation where it’s hard to stand family anymore and feeling micromanaged/monitored? Also, to where you feel depressed and trapped?
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Anonymous 7w

Absolutely all of this. Ive been begging them to help me apartment hunt but they refuse until I graduate. I just want to be independent sigh

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Anonymous 7w

my family is chill and my house is usually pretty quiet but i also feel sort of stifled by living with them, and i usually fare much better at college

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Anonymous 7w

I am in the same exact boat. I wish I could move out so I can be able to focus on myself, so I can make friends more easily, date, and be able to better manage my time.

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Anonymous 7w

For me i feel much less overstimulated around mt parents and sister because of how familiar it is. I have a newish roommate who is a cishet guy and he stresses me out

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Anonymous 7w

yes

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Anonymous 7w

Mine is just feeling trapped (I cant drive so I’m tied to their schedule), epilepsy and autism combo is not for the weak 🫠 I’ve been working bottom of the barrel jobs just to afford rent in a city that has a bus system

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Anonymous 7w

Fr wanna get out of this hell

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Anonymous 7w

YES

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Anonymous 7w

Yesss I used to but I set boundaries and started wearing headphones in the house so there are less sensory issues

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Anonymous 6w

i think my dad is autistic too and he asks a lot of questions so i just feel overstimulated when he asks a lot of questions but my mom was lowk a helicopter parent and she asks a lot of questions too

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 7w

Driving is truly a privilege those who have it don’t recognize

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