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Terrified of being diagnosed

Jan65

I'm 58 years old and I have been in touch with Lexxic, a neurodiversity organisation who test people for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD and autism.  They want to test me for dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism.  I'm terrified of being diagnosed with autism in case I'm misunderstood, misjudged or face stigma.  If I get a diagnosis, I want to be treated with dignity and respect like any other human being.  Even if I am different in some way or have problems or difficulties with certain things, I want to be seen as a whole person.  To me I'm a human being first and having any of these neurodiversity conditions would come second to that.

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  • I always wondered why I struggled, I developed the impression that everyone else had similar problems to me, but were much better at coping with them. At 59 I worked out that I was probably autistic, and was duly diagnosed. I have to say that it was a wonderful epiphany for me. I was autistic, and the problems I had on a day-to-day basis just did not exist for most people. Rather than being someone who was just poor at being a human being, I was autistic and doing a remarkable job at existing in a society that was quite hostile to me. I am happy to be an autistic person, we have had a positive impact on society out of all proportion to our numbers. 

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  • I always wondered why I struggled, I developed the impression that everyone else had similar problems to me, but were much better at coping with them. At 59 I worked out that I was probably autistic, and was duly diagnosed. I have to say that it was a wonderful epiphany for me. I was autistic, and the problems I had on a day-to-day basis just did not exist for most people. Rather than being someone who was just poor at being a human being, I was autistic and doing a remarkable job at existing in a society that was quite hostile to me. I am happy to be an autistic person, we have had a positive impact on society out of all proportion to our numbers. 

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