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Gettting a diagnosis

NAS71782

Hi, I'm a 16 yr old girl and have been thinking for over a year that I might be autistic. I dont know whether I am faking and I dont want to take space in a community that is not mine to take. I relate heavily to a lot of the signs but I dont want to tell my parents or get a diagnosis in case I am not autistic and then it seems as though I want attention. Is there any advice anyone could give on what I should do? Thank you :) 

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  • I'm twice your age at 32 and this is also my fear! I've got my initial assessment next week. I think you should write down all things that make you think you are autistic and then see how big the list grows. I found this has helped me to feel I've got a bit more integrity because I've gathered the "evidence". 

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    Thank you! How big do you think the list should be before I should address it?

  • in reply to NAS71782

    I dont know about the size of the list. I think that is probably personal to each person! I seem to keep adding to my list.

    In terms of high school I missed loads of it. I hated the chaos in corridors and the fast pace of the changeover. I'm someone that gets very anxious about being late, but I also wouldn't have wanted to be singled out as being able to leave early to get to my next class so I'm not sure what the solution would be. I just ended up making excuses to stay off school a lot. 

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  • in reply to NAS71782

    I dont know about the size of the list. I think that is probably personal to each person! I seem to keep adding to my list.

    In terms of high school I missed loads of it. I hated the chaos in corridors and the fast pace of the changeover. I'm someone that gets very anxious about being late, but I also wouldn't have wanted to be singled out as being able to leave early to get to my next class so I'm not sure what the solution would be. I just ended up making excuses to stay off school a lot. 

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