Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,I'm very conflicted. I have my assessment appointment on Thursday. My mum told me a year ago that 'since childhood, you've always isolated yourself at home and have had mood swings'. She now has no recollection of this, and has told me I was completely normal growing up. My dad corroborates the idea that there was nothing out of the ordinary.I really want an autism diagnosis. It would explain so much (social) trauma I've been through and four psychiatrists have told me they believe I have it. Should I just not pass on my parents's contact details to the assessors?
I didn't get anyone else involved with my diagnosis - my dad was dead and my mum was in total denial of my 'quirks' - normalising everything away. She's long deceased now but looking back at her behaviours, I strongly suspect she was undiagnosed aspie too.
Thank you! Sorry to hear your parents have passed
thanks - but I'm an old fart - these things happen - but I was only diagnosed in my 40s - mid 50s now.
My report has '"clearly has Asperger's" many times..
That's true - we can't live in what-ifs