Told a few people that I spoke to my GP

I've had mixed responses from:

You are so brave, well done for asking for support (friend/colleague who has child and brother who are autistic)

You seem to just want to be autistic and you are looking for things to fit into it (husband) 

Everyone has some autistic traits (other friend) 

Outright ignored my messages about it completely (best friend) 

Maybe I'm autistic too (not sure if being sarcastic or not, she has had issues with me telling her I suffer with anxiety in the past) (my mum)

I mainly want support with work-related issues if I am autistic. Maybe my parenting too as I'm struggling with that in some ways (listening to my children speaking and showing them enough affection). 

I'm really tired since I spoke to my GP last week. I feel like it is all I can think about and I'm scared of waiting a long time for assessment just to then be told I'm wrong. Online tests that I've done so far suggest I am likely to be autistic but are they reliable?!

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