Assessment at 50

I was diagnosed in my mid 40s.    It was useful to understand why I was having all the problems that were starting to overload me.

i do worry a bit about what happens if i dont get a diagnosis 

i do worry a bit about what happens if i dont get a diagnosis 

Whatever the outcome, your assessor will almost certainly be able to identify where your difficulties lie and will offer the best imaginable advice on what-if any as autism has no "cure"- course of action you could take to deal with whatever type of spanner it is and where in the works it is situated. They aren't going to say something like " No, you're not autistic, goodbye," " NEXT1"

It will be good,don't worry, and......GO!

thanks

thanks for sharing your experiences with me

45 years old and diagnosed on Monday. Currently still taking it all in so cannot advise on long term impact, but currently I feel massive relief. Currently I am not planning to tell work. If I do it will be selected key people and I will ask them to keep it to themselves.

Good luck, either way.

Then go for it - but in any post-diagnosis euphoria, think very carefully about who you tell.

My mum was in total denial and my brother and sister have used it as a bullying tool.

As I said - work was career suicide.

In-laws used it as a nasty bullying tool.

Friends were totally ok with it - and not really surprised.

for me i think it would explain why things have been the way they have, not sure how my work would respond 

Why do you want a diagnosis?    Post-diagnosis support is often non-existent so what do you think will happen?

There are huge pros and cons to you having a diagnosis - It's been useful to me to understand myself but, in my case, outing myself at work was career suicide.