Hi everyone,
I've been MIA for a while due to another complete shutdown. I have just received my ASD report and I've been diagnosed as ASD Level 2. I'm in shock because I thought I was Level 1. It makes sense, though, looking at all the struggles I've had and how much support my husband gives me.
I wanted to say that it's worth getting a diagnosis if you can - I'm not saying self-diagnosis is not valid, of course it is, but based on my experience of self-diagnosing myself as Level 1 (I can't possibly be Level 2, I thought, I've got a job. I'm married, etc), and then the Assessment being Level 2...well, just saying that it might be worth a diagnosis if you can get in for one. Sometimes, I think we are all so used to masking and putting on a brave face that we don't really know how bad things can get or things are.
Now I shall go and let the Level 2 news sink in...