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Komaneko

Hi, I was diagnosed almost a year ago & have told a few people about my diagnosis - with mixed results.  I was wondering what other people's experiences were before I decide to tell any more people, especially at work.  I'd love to here what happened when other people talked about their diagnosis - good or bad. Thanks

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  • I'm wary of telling people - I've had a very mixed response - mostly bad.

    Family - narcissistic sister - used as a bullying tool. My brother doesn't care but his wife is an attention-seeking fruit-cake - declares herself autistic too (can't be out-done).

    In-laws - bullying tool to try to manipulate my wife & daughter.

    Work - career suicide - suddenly seen as as an unpredictable hot potato even though I'd been there 12 years already and was out-performing everyone in the department. Used as a bullying tool.

    Friends - mostly ok - about 10% suddenly treated me differently as though I'd lost 50 IQ points.

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  • I'm wary of telling people - I've had a very mixed response - mostly bad.

    Family - narcissistic sister - used as a bullying tool. My brother doesn't care but his wife is an attention-seeking fruit-cake - declares herself autistic too (can't be out-done).

    In-laws - bullying tool to try to manipulate my wife & daughter.

    Work - career suicide - suddenly seen as as an unpredictable hot potato even though I'd been there 12 years already and was out-performing everyone in the department. Used as a bullying tool.

    Friends - mostly ok - about 10% suddenly treated me differently as though I'd lost 50 IQ points.

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