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How long did it take for you to stop feeling 'subhuman'?

StephenHarris

I often find myself thinking, as a late diagnosee, that I'm somehow a second class human being, of an inferior class to everyone else. Have others felt that when they were diagnosed?

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  • I have certainly often felt that way before I realised I might have Asperger's syndrome, but I'm starting to understand myself better now. I can't say I feel proud of it, though, I wish I could. I am sad about all the years of effort I put into trying be normal and fit in being wasted. At least I can accept myself better as I am, but it is difficult to feel proud of something which makes some people uncomfortable being in the same room with me, and which I am still too nervous to tell even close family members about.

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  • I have certainly often felt that way before I realised I might have Asperger's syndrome, but I'm starting to understand myself better now. I can't say I feel proud of it, though, I wish I could. I am sad about all the years of effort I put into trying be normal and fit in being wasted. At least I can accept myself better as I am, but it is difficult to feel proud of something which makes some people uncomfortable being in the same room with me, and which I am still too nervous to tell even close family members about.

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