I've just joined and am feeling really lonely and isolated with my undiagnosed autism. I'm a 51 year old woman and, despite both my brothers having autism, have never had anyone notice or realise that I have it too. Now I know (scored 36 on the AQ50) everything makes sense!
The doctor has told me that I most likely have autism after a brief chat but I can't access services to get an official diagnosis as, with a 'good job etc', I was told that I don't qualify as being needy enough. I get that, but it leaves me feeling like an outsider as usual. Not normal enough to be normal but not autistic enough to be autistic.
I guess I'm just looking for some validation after all these years.
