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BJS

I went through a diagnosis late last year through the NHS and they have said that I don't meet all 3 criteria.  I don't have enough compulsions or rituals.

I don't think they went into it enough, I always step off pavements with my left foot, I count the steps to get past houses etc and I practice stimming a lot to such an extent I have callouses on the backs of my thumbs but, at 58 I don't think there is much they can do anyway so probably not worth arguing about it.  So I need to work out, like a few others, am I really Autistic or just weird?

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  • in reply to Ghost

    I don’t think you need a stranger who doesn’t know you to say it just to make it official. A lot of adults go through life undiagnosed, but they know inside that they’re different and there’s a reason. There’s too much emphasis placed on having it on a piece of paper and having to ‘prove it’ when it’s really hard to do so as an adult sometimes. 

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