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Feeling like an imposter/doubting diagnosis

dccwal_90

As a new member and as I browse around the discussion board it's the first discussion point I wish to enquire make a contribution about. 

Is this a common experience particularly of those who have been diagnosed later as an adult?

I haven't been diagnosed yet but I have periods of thought which say well I am able to speak articulately, I can make some eye contact with people and just from looking at me as I present there are no immediate signs of autism. I probably wouldn't appear autistic to neurotypical people and those not as knowledgeable and I don't satisfy the stereotypical perception of an autistic person. A lot of it with me feels like it is hidden or comes from evidence from my childhood. They wouldn't be able to ascertain it from sitting in a room sitting opposite me.  

Edit: I am an overthinker so this is probably contributing to the above thoughts. So my overthinking also is making me doubt what I'm doing in seeking a diagnosis so later on in life. .  

I guess I am concerned for the diagnostic process and hope that it is thorough. 

Thanks in advance

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  • Be careful with masking, if you do it all the time, even at home, because you live with strangers or something like it, you will eventually pay the heaviest price to pay - autistic burnout, it hit me when I was 42, for 2 months I couldn't leave bed, and if I didn't have enough food stockpiled, I would probably starve to death, and it took me 21 more months after that to recover because I had to go back to work full time, you forget a lot when burnout hits you, some of it returns when you recover

    overthinking everything is popular among us

    but each of us is different

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  • Be careful with masking, if you do it all the time, even at home, because you live with strangers or something like it, you will eventually pay the heaviest price to pay - autistic burnout, it hit me when I was 42, for 2 months I couldn't leave bed, and if I didn't have enough food stockpiled, I would probably starve to death, and it took me 21 more months after that to recover because I had to go back to work full time, you forget a lot when burnout hits you, some of it returns when you recover

    overthinking everything is popular among us

    but each of us is different

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