About

Hi, I am a middle aged man called Phil with a late diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. I am single, unemployed, and live independently in the United Kingdom. I suppose you could say I have mild Aspergers, although it ever can be mild! (!), I don’t have any other associated conditions.

I began writing this blog mainly intending  to express some serious thoughts about my situation and others like me who are part of the “lost generation” – i.e. older undiagnosed adults who grew up and tried to live their lives at a time when Asperger Syndrome was unheard of and so experienced severe difficulties in life.

However, as things have turned  out I’m writing more about things like the Gluten free diet and the physiological causes of ASDs.  Also having recently caught Lyme disease I will be writing about the Autism/Lyme connection and possibly about what treatments can be found to treat both.

I believe ASDs are partly a medical condition, as well as social, neurological, and psychological, and to be honest I think people who are opposed to the treatment of Autism are just being emotional. The more I read about the physiological and metabolic problems in ASDs the more I’m realising that they can undermine personal health.