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Autistic ?

Tommy

Hi there, joined this group last night and thought I’d wait a few hours before I made a post.

I’m a 24 year old male from the UK who has a mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (unsure if it’s related to this)

So first things first, I’m an uncle and recently found out that my nephew has Autism & ADHD.

Out of curiosity, to better understand my nephew and his traits I thought I’d look online for some research and advice.

On one of the websites I was asked if I’d like to do a questionnaire to see if I had a specific traits of autism. I guess curiosity got the better of me it seems.

Anyways, fast forwarding to the results. The results on the test said that I had some "high" autism spectrum symptoms. It caught me off guard so I proceeded to go to two different websites to fill out the questionnaire on those, but to my surprise they had stated similar results.

I waited two days and thought I’d try do those questionnaire again to see if the results would be any different. The only different was 1-2 points But with the same outcome  

I’m currently unsure on what to think or even where to go from here. I know these questionnaires are always to be taken with a grain of salt but it really has me scratching my head.

Any advice and recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks
- Tom

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  • Take it slowly, it's a lot to absorb, you will know yourself in time. It may explain some things you could have struggled with in life. Having a diagnosis won't remedy much really, but on the flip side, knowing what has caused issues you may stuggle with us also very empowering.

    But again, take it slowly, keep talking on here, there is a lot to read through, and some VERY great people here to support you in your journey Thumbsup

  • in reply to JT

    I’m considering getting an appointment booked with my GP to see if I’ll be able to get an appointment for an assessment. 

    But after seeing the results of the questionnaire above, what are you thoughts?

    I'm currently at a loss for words and don’t know what to think about it. 

  • in reply to Tommy

    Self diagnosis is a bit of a double edge sword. You sort of know, but then have nothing concrete because it's all on your head.

    For me, the long wait and subsequent diagnosis, solidified my suspicions and has at least allowed me to move on.

    It's taken 6 months of a bit of an identity panic, but finally feel I'm settling back in to life but with some level of empowerment in my side.

    So I say go for it. Got nothing to lose

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  • in reply to Tommy

    Self diagnosis is a bit of a double edge sword. You sort of know, but then have nothing concrete because it's all on your head.

    For me, the long wait and subsequent diagnosis, solidified my suspicions and has at least allowed me to move on.

    It's taken 6 months of a bit of an identity panic, but finally feel I'm settling back in to life but with some level of empowerment in my side.

    So I say go for it. Got nothing to lose

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