Diagnosis experience and coping strategies for obsessions

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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  • I originally took the online test here 10 years ago and it is said to be pretty accurate.  This year I managed to find a lot more and the ones from the Autism Research Centre were created by Simon Baron-Cohen - these may be more formal and certainly closer to the referral document I completed to go on the waiting list.  I have a few others that cover other areas if people are interested.

  • Do you know long it takes to get an appointment? Yes sure, it would be great if you could share the other links. 

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