Published on 12, July, 2020
My last post today. I'm sorry for so much posting activity lately.
It's been mentioned by a gp and a therapist that I may be on the spectrum. I was all for diagnosis but was told no service in my area.now there is but even the questions to find out if I'm viable for assessment were too much for me. Their so open to many possible answers. I came out overwhelmed.
For the first time in my life I feel like theres other people like me (this forum) I'm not just odd. I'm not an alien or been adopted. I cried when I realised im pretty sure im on the spectrum.
Now the thing is in my head im sure I have aspergers but also worry that im a fraud as I dont have a bit of paper to say so. Can I say I have aspergers if I dont get diagnosis? I dont think I could cope with the diagnosis. I struggled getting my son through his
if your son has an ASC it may be hereditary? Therefore if you have quirks and autistic traits i'd say you probably are, don't feel a fraud you are who you are and your son may well have inherited it from you anyway, not sure if this helps?
Thank you bookworm. Yes he is. Whilst growing up I understood alot of his behaviours I think back now it's because I have them too! His dad struggled to know what to do or why he acted the way he did. I remember a nursery teacher telling me my son bumps into children. She presumed it was aggressive. I asked her to demonstrate then said I think hes trying to make friends....turns out that he was