Published on 12, July, 2020
Good afternoon all.
I just wondered what positive steps people took after they were diagnosed as adults. I am still awaiting my (hopefully) final appointment next week and am going through a rollercoaster of emotions such as: it won't change who I am, it won't make a difference to those that know me, will I grieve for the situations I found troublesome growing up etc etc.
I guess I am asking:
Did diagnosis help?
Did things start to make sense?
Did you do things differently as you were more aware?
and what are people's experience with telling work colleagues? I am of the mind not to at the moment, as I don't necessarily need anything to change there.
The diagnosis gave me a sense of relief. I now don't 'beat myself up' for being odd & different. I know there's a reason for it.But even before diagnosis, I'd started to adapt - the Noise Cancelling phone headset at work is wonderful for cutting out office chatter!I did tell colleagues - very helpful to be finally able to explain that not making polite conversation during a phone call was not me being rude, but functioning well and working hard.