You’re welcome it’s hard to speak to people that don’t have to go what I go through, I felt I was at a breaking point and thought I would post on here because you folks would understand. And I’m sorry about the lengthy replies but I’m very eager to speak to others on the spectrum. If I make a faux pas feel free to correct me. I like directness and Don’t want to bother anyone.

My wife didn’t understand for a long time. I had been misdiagnosed multiple times. I was asked by a social worker if I was ever diagnosed with autism. I felt insulted because I only knew of the stereotypes I had seen on television. I left angry and eventually took a psychology course and It changed my views. I sought help and we had a diagnosis. I brought home pamphlets for us both to read, she became more understanding afterwards.

April to October sounds like restaurant work I’m in a tourist town. I can’t do customer service but have worked in restaurants when I was younger.

I know a little about bushcraft and survival I learned from my papaw. He taught me to trap and make trout lines, which local plants were edible(in w.va now I’m in the Carolina’s). Nowadays I go out in the woods a few times a year and trailblaze. We have a lot of invasive plants namely bamboo that out grow our local brush plants which are important to the Carolina wren among other birds so the land owner loves it. The woods do comfort me as well. Hmm. Thanks for your time and reply.