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New diagnosis- starting to get a bit wound up

Breadpud

Hi all,

I'm four weeks into being diagnosed. I'm 50+. Just wondered if you went through a negative patch soon after getting a diagnosis. I'm in a strange place at the moment (stranger even than normal everyday life of course) I've started unconsciously reevaluating all my past, post-diagnosis (tiring) I guess this is a normal reaction? 

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  • I'm pretty much in the same boat as you (as they say). 

    I'm 54 and just recently had my ASC confirmed after a formal (although Private) assessment including the ADOS assessment. Not sure what to think really.. still feel a bit of a fraud in that is my ASC really a big deal. My wife doesn't believe the diagnosis (even though I saw a Psychiatrist and two Psychologists) and as I am off work at the moment, no-one there knows it's official.

    You are like me, constantly thinking about my past even though it's pointless and tiring, constantly trying to map out the day ahead of me trying to rehearse any situations I may have where I need to speak to people etc. No wonder I end up in a dark room at  the end of the day listening to music (or some AMSR)

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  • I'm pretty much in the same boat as you (as they say). 

    I'm 54 and just recently had my ASC confirmed after a formal (although Private) assessment including the ADOS assessment. Not sure what to think really.. still feel a bit of a fraud in that is my ASC really a big deal. My wife doesn't believe the diagnosis (even though I saw a Psychiatrist and two Psychologists) and as I am off work at the moment, no-one there knows it's official.

    You are like me, constantly thinking about my past even though it's pointless and tiring, constantly trying to map out the day ahead of me trying to rehearse any situations I may have where I need to speak to people etc. No wonder I end up in a dark room at  the end of the day listening to music (or some AMSR)

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