Hey everyone, 

I got recommended this platform today by a peer supporter from QLife. Hoping to find some community here and to also offer whatever support I can.

I'm Australian by birth but have lived in Southeast Asia for almost 30 years, and am in the process of moving here and hoping to be here long-term. I'm 32 and feel so behind my peers, it doesn't help that my family, extended family and social circle are filled with many high achievers. I haven't had success in dating, and have what I suspect is "gifted kid burnout". After I got diagnosed with both autism and ADHD a year ago, I've ended up feeling pretty lost after being often misunderstood and rejected, including by family members. 

Somehow I managed to train for and attain a therapist's license to help clients for 3 years in Southeast Asia, but auDHD burnout took a toll on my mental health. Am in need of a fresh and hopeful start here in Australia.