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Adult dx: Anger towards those who should’ve done something

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Hi all,

undergoing assessment process starting next week but it seems to pretty obvious to those who know me. I’m kinda getting my head around the prospect. Some of the reading I’ve done alarms me; I’ve experienced bullying both obvious types like at school and uni etc and the more subtle isolating tricks NTs use when they don’t like someone (both hurt just as much imo). 

I’m over 50 years old and I look back at my life and to be honest, I’m extremely annoyed and angry at those who should have done something allowed this behaviour towards me to continue and even took part - parents, siblings, teachers, colleagues (I’m a MH healthcare professional) etc. The closer I get to my assessment the more intense these feelings are……those that are supposed to love and look after me, just let me have a miserable life wondering why I don’t fit in. Anyone else experience these thoughts and feelings? Do they pass?

tia x

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  • I think that you have to factor in that there was no diagnosis of 'less overt' autism when we were children. Also, that once past childhood, autism is often still missed in adults, even of younger generations than ours. Though you might wish that other people had understood and treated you better, they would have had no idea that you were autistic, and so were unable to understand your difficulties and autistic traits. 

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  • I think that you have to factor in that there was no diagnosis of 'less overt' autism when we were children. Also, that once past childhood, autism is often still missed in adults, even of younger generations than ours. Though you might wish that other people had understood and treated you better, they would have had no idea that you were autistic, and so were unable to understand your difficulties and autistic traits. 

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