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Hello everyone, Im new to this and a little worried. I hate social media so this kind of thing fills me with dread. 

Im 34 year old Mum with 2 children my gorgeous little girl is 10 and we have had a bit of a ride with her. Finally she has an autism screen just before Christmas. I have always said she has a lot of my unique ways. Now here it goes, it's suddenly dawned on me that i think I may be autistic and I'm not sure what to do with this. It's like a lightbulb moment. I have bravely booked a doctors appointment for this morning and I'm sat waiting. I can't do or think of anything else until I have been. My head feels like it may exploded. Im so worried (90% of my life is pure worry) 

I take meds for anniexty they do nothing at all, I find i can get increasingly angry a lot at the moment. My husband is sure i have Bipolar I really don't think this is the case. 

Anyone else in the same boat as me. 

xx

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  • Welcome! If it turns out that you do have autism (and even if you don't) you've taken a very positive step. Probably everyone here can relate to the "light-bulb moment" and finding out more about yourself is rarely a bad thing.

    Being "not sure what to do with this" is understandable, relateable and probably will be ongoing for some time! But try not to worry - you've come to a good place.

    Bear in mind that GPs vary in their level of familiarity with autism and even more in their ability to believe that the person sat in-front of them may be autistic despite their presentation. So - keep your courage, don't be put off / take a "no" as definitive unless from a specialist (& even then.....) and arm yourself with knowledge.

    Easy & effective things to do include a) do the AQ50 (available via your favourite search engine) and maybe EQ50, and also look at the AQ10 (short version of the AQ50). GPs use the AQ10 as a screening instrument to justify their referral. These will give you more insight if you haven't done them already, and you can take them along to your GP for a second go (I just spotted your reply that you've already seen the GP).

    Also, if you don't already know - dig in for a long wait (18 months is typical) or be prepared to pay privately.

    By the way - anxiety and depression are often secondary to autism (in other words, autistic people, especially those not diagnosed until late in life, often suffer from anxiety and depression as a result of battling with life with undiagnosed autism) and these are often diagnosed as the primary issue leaving the root causes undiscovered.

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  • Welcome! If it turns out that you do have autism (and even if you don't) you've taken a very positive step. Probably everyone here can relate to the "light-bulb moment" and finding out more about yourself is rarely a bad thing.

    Being "not sure what to do with this" is understandable, relateable and probably will be ongoing for some time! But try not to worry - you've come to a good place.

    Bear in mind that GPs vary in their level of familiarity with autism and even more in their ability to believe that the person sat in-front of them may be autistic despite their presentation. So - keep your courage, don't be put off / take a "no" as definitive unless from a specialist (& even then.....) and arm yourself with knowledge.

    Easy & effective things to do include a) do the AQ50 (available via your favourite search engine) and maybe EQ50, and also look at the AQ10 (short version of the AQ50). GPs use the AQ10 as a screening instrument to justify their referral. These will give you more insight if you haven't done them already, and you can take them along to your GP for a second go (I just spotted your reply that you've already seen the GP).

    Also, if you don't already know - dig in for a long wait (18 months is typical) or be prepared to pay privately.

    By the way - anxiety and depression are often secondary to autism (in other words, autistic people, especially those not diagnosed until late in life, often suffer from anxiety and depression as a result of battling with life with undiagnosed autism) and these are often diagnosed as the primary issue leaving the root causes undiscovered.

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