Published on 12, July, 2020
Maybe I'm odd but now I've got the diagnosis I'm not ecstatic or anything. It's just a 'Well I was right all along" feeling . I'm still the same person ,warts and all,than I was before.
It's not as though there has been a sea change or anything. I think this may be due to the awareness that there's little out there for adults , and I can't see how this is going to affect me going forwards.
That seems pretty normal based on my own experience plus frequent threads here.
Why did you seek diagnosis?
Was the diagnosis the goal e.g. to get 'reasonable adjustments' with your employer or, was it about gaining understanding of 'why' you are the way you are so that you can more effectively tackle 'problem areas'?
For me it's been:
How do you want it to affect you?
As I have never worked due to severe mental illness it was not about the work area. It was about fitting parts to the puzzle of why I am as I am . From there hopefully to function as well as possible as a 62 year old with Asperger's and severe mental illness .
I think if I was 25 years younger I 'd see more scope for things improving as a result of the diagnosis .