aspbergers, should i disclose

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice please.

I am a 56 year old who has lived my life thinking i was neurotypical. I have just been diagnosed as aspergers (which explains a lot of things in my life).

Im in a bit of a dilema as to whether I should tell my partner of 20 years.

We are on the point of splitting up at the moment, and we have kids together.

I dont want to blame everything on aspbergers, or grasp at straws with the relationship, but I do think its probably relavant.

If I tell her, I know she will tell kids, and Im not sure if I want them to know about it.

Has any got any advice, or been in a similar situation?

Thanks

Dave 

Parents Reply
  • Well if she's like that, and faults you for having a condition that's no fault of your own, then I can understand how her reaction cause a lot of tension in the relationship. 

    If you want to keep your diagnosis private from her then do so. You are not obliged to tell anyone about your diagnosis if you don't want to, especially if you know that person will just use that information to try to hurt you, blame you, shun you, or put you down through it. I don't care what kind of family title or what kind of relation they have to you, that's just toxic. You don't have to tell her if you don't want to. 

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