Struggling to find a way forward ... can anyone help?

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As well as AS, I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression which has been recurring for 8+ years (I am now twenty.) Some months ago I had a really bad relapse which led to having to go to a general hospital for a few days. The crisis is over but I'm still really struggling. Doing anything is extremely difficult and the simplest things can make my anxiety unbearable and send me into a meltdown. My sensory sensitivity is worse than ever; I constantly need to hide in my room from sound and light, and going outside for any length of time seems impossible. I can't focus on anything. The treatment team thinks that I have ADHD too. I've been referred for assessment and occupational therapy, but the waiting list is long and they have said I will have to wait some months.

I had my medication adjusted but it clearly wasn't enough. I will be calling the doctor again but it'll probably be a long time before I can see her, and I am afraid she will just say to wait for the assessment and therapy with the ADHD & ASD doctors. I struggle to take care of myself or maintain interest in anything. I'm meant to go to college in five months but afraid I won't cope. Working or studying or going anywhere right now is out of the question. I feel guilty and hopeless a lot and wish I didn't exist.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation, and gotten through it somehow, or does anyone have any suggestions of how I can try to help myself? I'm trying out all sorts of techniques I heard about to help with the sensory issues, forcing myself to regularly eat healthy, nutritious food (a long struggle to get there, for some time I was barely able to eat), and regularly taking my meds, but I still can't really function. I want to do things but whenever I try it's only to find that I can't cope at all. Is it really hopeless?

I have depression issues anxiety and focus issues. Diagnosed with Asperger (asd) and struggling in college and having alot of health issues as well. Would say try to talk it out try to eat healthier and just keep moving forward. Maybe workout a bit which is something that helps me a bit.