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Diagnosis experience and coping strategies for obsessions

Every Iced Node

I am a 30 year old girl and I am considering taking an autism test. I have some questions: 

i) What is it like to be diagnosed later in life? 

ii) What kind of diagnosis tests exist? I have read about the disco test on this site however there is not that much information about it. Is there other types of autism tests which I should also read about? 

iii) What are coping strategies for obsessional thoughts? I have reached a stage in life where I need a holiday from my obsessions, as it is very difficult to stop my mind from constantly looping over things. I see obsessional thinking as a double edged sword - it can really help me when I am doing constructive things, however, it can also be a burden emotionally, especially when the obsession is directed towards a person. 

Thank you in advance for sharing any feedback.  

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  • in reply to Disambiguating Cynosure

    Lol yes I should have said woman.. I am used to talking about "girls" and "boys" when in general social conversation so that is why I said that here :) 

    Thanks for sending these links: the info is really vague, there is no detail about what is done in these tests - I am considering going private to not go from pillar to post. As there is so much snake oil out there I want to try to ask about first hand experiences on forums, as well as doing research. 

    I will research and ask on Reddit too. Are there any other forums I should check out?