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Disclosure of diagnosis

Jon

I was only diagnosed with Aspergers last year at the age of 39. Its no secret but I just havn't told many people. I don't really have many friends and even then I only see them infrequently. I see little of my family. I have told my work and am off sick as I am not coping there.

I was just wondering what other peoples thoughts and experiences were with regard to telling people about there diagnosis. If you tell someone then they mkisunderstand so you are responsible for giving them all the information. Thats seems hard. I just don't know how to go about telling people in a way they will understand. I suppose that to tell someone there has to be some benift or whats the point? Its definately not a secret though but I just don't want people to misunderstand.

How have other people dealt with telling people they already know or new people?

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  • Thanks for the posts.

    autismtwo said:

    I'll give you a good example, you tell them you have a problem with X, the say do Y, the y for an asperger conditon is liking jumping out a plane without a parachute, because that is there normal response and action, then they say you don't want help !

     

    Thanks autismtwo, I have to agree thats how it has felt with me on many occaisions. Especialy with CBT.

    If we do not tell anyone then there is no chance of understanding etc.  If we do tell people then there is a chance of understanding etc. 

    Thanks caretwo. I agree that if we don't try to help people understand..... but it is hard. I will check those links out too.

    :-)

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  • Thanks for the posts.

    autismtwo said:

    I'll give you a good example, you tell them you have a problem with X, the say do Y, the y for an asperger conditon is liking jumping out a plane without a parachute, because that is there normal response and action, then they say you don't want help !

     

    Thanks autismtwo, I have to agree thats how it has felt with me on many occaisions. Especialy with CBT.

    If we do not tell anyone then there is no chance of understanding etc.  If we do tell people then there is a chance of understanding etc. 

    Thanks caretwo. I agree that if we don't try to help people understand..... but it is hard. I will check those links out too.

    :-)

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