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HarleyTheDragon
Community Member

Hi my name is Harley, I'm 31 years old, living on the spectrum (ASD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)

 

I'm very much new here and willing to find ways to connect with others in Beyond Blue.

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white knight
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi, welcome

 

This is an anonymous forum so we dont have private connections. We community champions are people with mental health issues that share their lived experiences to help others like yourself with advice.

 

We are open for your posts 24/7/365, just post and wait for a member to reply.

 

I have high functioning autism and Bipolar, I'm 68yo. I do communicate effectively however what is masked is discomfort socialising. I'm quirky and think outside the square. Due to this I have developed a series of protective strategies. The link below give you some idea of such developments.

 

https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/relationship-and-family-issues/fortress-of-survival/td-p/216226

 

So welcome and I hope along the way we can help out. We also have a great library, just use search feature above.

 

TonyWK