Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello I’ve been thinking since I got diagnosed with autism a couple of weeks ago at the age of 34. I keep wondering if it was missed though the years and diagnosed as something else when I was a child I was diagnosed with depression I’m pretty sure I wasn’t depressed. One doctor in my 20’s said I got be bipolar I’m definitely not one thing that was diagnosed probably was my OCD even then in the therapy my therapist would ask me questions such as what’s the reason behind you tapping your foot 5 times in a row what are you worried about and when I told her I just do it when nervous/excited she accused me of lying about it she didn’t even think it might have been an autistic stim?
anyone else had these types of experience.
I wrote out all my experiences in a long list. All bad ones. I had to try & rationalise the diagnosis to myself, & that I wasn't a ****, as all these experiences have taught me. Turns out, once it's "in" that you are, it's very difficult to get rid of.
I have a very unpopular opinion of adult ASD that I'll keep to myself. But, if they don't get you in the first 8 years of life, may as well forget it.
please stop using ****. its offensive. u're the first person in 7 years to regularily use it on this forumn its just not necessary. use "****" instead. If you get in the habit of using it here, u will use it out in the general public. Its one word I know causes much offense among men and women and would easily start a fight anywhere.
sorry.
its ok Simon u're ok
Yeah I think I put f## in a post I regret it.
You control what goes on in your head, not me. I'm not going to stop using a word just because people find it offensive. I find tomato ketchup offensive, it's still everywhere!
i form the word in my head with u are saying it
I do use it in the general public, @aidie. They use it too! I asterisk it out, so I don't see the issue?
good idea
I would go further and say even the word you mentioned is unnecessary.
There are always words you can use which are inoffensive or ways of rewording things or simply put a load of symbols so we can all imagine what isn't said. #*%! for example.