Environment and diagnoses

We know that the brain is the factory of emotions, but can natural elements take a toll?

I previously mentioned Weather as a state of mind.
I believe it is. 
Every person experiences weather differently, some like cold, some hot, some rain, etc.

I fancy mild sunny days. 
I don’t mind gentle rain, though I dread humidity.
Destiny wants that I live in a very humid country. 

Needless to say, Winter is my most suitable time.
My body doesn’t perceive cold during freezing bright sunny days . 
I’m supposed to go into hypothermia with short-sleeves in 5 C temperatures, whereas I m perfectly comfortable in the sun. 
Same temperature at night, I shiver!

Is it the same with emotions? I mean, are they environmentally conscious?

Autism could be the way we react to our circumstances.

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Full-time autistic solo travelers

Exploring the many facets of Novelty and Rewiring.

People change from time to time.
Could Rewiring be time-sensitive?

In order to elaborate Rewiring, we can’t omit Attachment and Leaving.
Autists get easily attached to things because they become part of routine.
By relocating overseas, we can’t pack everything in our luggage.
Shipping is the only option although costs far exceed the real value of goods.
The action of choice is taking the essential while put on auction extra stuff.
Once relocated, it is much cheaper buying brand new furniture.

Good news for most neurotypicals always on the outlook for the latest inventory.
Not so much for change-reluctant autists however, I have no alternatives.
I try to concentrate on the most appealing opportunity to go home.

I am coming to the conclusion that working on Adaptation is the best way of self-Rewiring.
Unless it’s the same process.

Now as promised before, I ’ll examine the connection between traveling full-time and escaping.

Escape is the last stage of depression. The implications are very unpredictable, a way of gambling with life.

Escape is used, if not synonym, for desperation.
Mental health professionals don’t stand the chance with escapism.
Psychologists describe this vicious circle as “feeling trapped “, the last stage of suicide.

We are our best doctors, after all…

I feel trapped in Japan since the advent of Covid.
This day marks 4 years from the last time I visited my country.
I m reaching rock-bottom.
I always wait for the best circumstances to make a move, an outdated line of thought, the future is no longer predictable in this relentless Artificial Intelligence day and age.
Every day is a new beginning.
The new philosophy is ‘living to the day’.
Success is happening to be in the right place at the right time.
In other words, gambling with life.

That would be the rational thinking behind the autistic full-time traveler.
The bothersome commonality which I have found in these persons is the hatred for their place of origin.
This scores high enough for Escapism.
Escape always comes down to an end.
I love traveling with the security of a base, though I would never go to a blind date.

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Holiday stress in Autism

 Living abroad is a major challenge for autists yet
I’m willing to follow my partner everywhere rather than being alone. 

I’m a European married man on ASD/ADHD living in Asia with my Asian wife.

I constantly need to keep my mind busy.

I can’t bear hot-humid air forcing me to stay indoors during the Monsoon Asian Summer well in the 40C aggravated by 90% humidity.　
The air-conditioner screams for mercy 24/7…and so the electricity bills.

Weather can outweigh heavily on the body and mood of over-sensitive groups, leading to isolation, depression and homesickness. These mental states affect subconsciously social interactions. It’s important to share these feelings with locals.
People in this part of the world, wait eagerly for Autumn, best dry, mild season after 6 months of misery. 

There are practically two seasons only in Asia weighing heavily on the body and mind.
Autistic people are extremely sensitive to weather changes, particularly humidity and lack of sunlight.
This compels to unwind with locals, excessive use of electricity, until the progression to the last stage of hopelessness, Self-isolation.
I don’t go out other than for essentials from June to October. Mixed feelings and racing thoughts take over.

I m working hard setting up my business as to go back to Europe with my wife by next year.

Moving and Traveling have different goals. The former is permanent, the latter transient. Holiday is transient and I dread it.  For most expatriates, holiday is home, regardless of seasons. Summer is just a depressing reminder of holiday to me.
Holidays are temporary illusions, they drain me physically and emotionally.
All my thoughts race to my native Europe where I have a house on the Mediterranean coast and it’s mild all year round.
I want to live, work, holiday there for the foreseeable future.
I never really understood the purpose of holidays.
Surveys have long evidenced ‘post-holiday depression and fatigue’ in most cases.
I love visiting friends whilst I hate spending a couple of weeks a year in a holiday resort.
Home must be our holiday resort, that’s where we spend our lives, unlike full-time travelers, a new figure emerging these days thanks to online jobs, although the implications deserve a separate thread.

Asia is just work to me, Mondays and Weekends are hard to come by.
Our adaptation times are longer, in my case exacerbated by living abroad.

My Asian wife occasionally suggests to take a weekly break to Europe, a kiss of death to me: 24 hours return-flight and jet-lag just to mention some.
It s 3 years since we don’t take holidays. 
My weekend outings are within one-hour travel range.
I love nature, despite returning to base is always crashing, nevertheless.

It is important to choose the right place to live in for autists. 
We re not of the kind who can adapt regardlessly.
We need structures and suitable environments. 
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to combine the two.

I have all structures where I live, though I m surrounded by cement and tower-blocks.
I have to travel 3 hours to reach the nearest beach, time-consuming and expensive, not doable in one day unless I want to return home more exhausted than before. 

I believe autists do better at self-employed.

Age is an obstacle too in European politics where you are expected to be settled by 40.
Employers prefer hiring a cheap youngster instead of a highly paid experienced middle-aged.

I wonder how much environment influences autists.
Logically a lot, based on our habitual attitude.

Statistics show that most successful autists-ASDs- live in idyllic places at contact with nature.
Metropolitan autists seem to struggle more.

My biggest mistake was moving to Asia.

Back then, it sounded the best decision, I can’t live alone, my parents passed away, despite my wife s promise to join me back in Europe after settling few things in her country.
I do have abandonment issues.

I want to go home for good.

Time will come.


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