Hi @scottevans. For sure, lassitude is tough on you and one’s support network. I find reminding myself and others (occasionally), about how my brain and body is working overtime to accomplish even basic things, is a good refresher when post diagnosis understanding has waned. Rest is critical to your well being and enables you to help when you are able. Keep those lines of communication open!

I'm jumping on this thread for some advice too. I have 3 young children, I work part-time, I am the primary care-giver and house-runner, and main earner in my marriage. Its all far too much to cope with since being diagnosed. However, I am having a very hard time trying to get my husband to understand this and that I need him to do more (not because I am being difficult or trying to take away his options, but because I actually can't cope). Added to this, I have Asperger's so I can explain exactly what I need but it apparently comes across wrong (as in abrupt or rude). I genuinely try my best, but I am really struggling and the stress and exhaustion make the Asperger's side of things worse. I find "normal" social interaction to be utterly draining and if I spend my energy on that I won't be able to do anything else. I don't really know how to get my husband to understand that circumstances dictate that he has to cut back on his own comittments to work (this would be easy as he runs his own business and could simply choose to take on fewer clients - there's no financial risk as I'm the main earner) so that he can do more of the other things in our lives with family and home. Any advice on how to address this diplomatically but still get the message across would be amazing. Thanks.