Published on 12, July, 2020
please help has anyone got any ideas or proof to whether or not undianoised Asperger Syndrome can lead onto mental health issues in the future. I have a partner who is currently going through getting dianoised and the opputuinity arose at college to do a project on an area of my choice, so i decided to do it on Asperger Syndrome as i have found myself glued to the internet for hours at a time trying to find out as much as i can. I feel that more needs to be done to make people aware of the effects of autism and how varied and common it is. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.
I agree with KaloJaro about receiving an early diagnosis: the earlier the better.
I did not not receive a diagnosis until June 2011, well into my 40s. My diagnosis came about because I was seeing a vocational adviser about my depression and she found thinking about me as having Asperger's helped her understand me; through her, I was put in contact with a local Autistic Trust and that led, eventually, to my diagnosis.
Following my diagnosis, I read the NAS Asperger web pages and tears ran down my cheeks as I realised there were the explanations (at least, some of the explanations) as to why I have behaved (and continue to behave) in certain ways.
The counsellor, doctors, etc. I have seen about my depression believe I have always suffered with it; in December 2011, I spent three weeks in a mental health ward and am now on the waiting list for psychotherapy.
When you consider that I have had to deal with school, socialising, work, etc. undiagnosed, depression is not surprising. A diagnosis does not mean the end of depression but it is a step forward.
My diagnosis has meant that I can at last start to do what is natural to me without having an internal argument about whether it is "right" then trying (and failing) to behave in a neurotypical way.
These links may help re your request for proof of undiagnosed Asperger's resulting in depression:http://aspergerfoundation.org.uk/faq.htm#12https://duckduckgo.com/?q=asperger+syndrome+and+depressionhttp://autism.about.com/od/aspergerssyndrome/a/moodsasperger.htmhttp://www.sweetsearch.com/search.html?q=asperger+syndrome+and+depression