Autistic ?

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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  • It can be a long journey. My best advice is read some autistic blogs, watch some YouTube videos by autistic people, learn a bit more and find what you relate to.

    If you decide to go to your GP, make sure you are ready to explain specifically why you think you are autistic with examples, as some GPs can be dismissive or need educating.  Then be prepared to wait a year or two until you get your assessment. 

    There's no need to rush into anything, just sit with this new idea for a while and see how it feels.

    And welcome to the community. :) 

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  • It can be a long journey. My best advice is read some autistic blogs, watch some YouTube videos by autistic people, learn a bit more and find what you relate to.

    If you decide to go to your GP, make sure you are ready to explain specifically why you think you are autistic with examples, as some GPs can be dismissive or need educating.  Then be prepared to wait a year or two until you get your assessment. 

    There's no need to rush into anything, just sit with this new idea for a while and see how it feels.

    And welcome to the community. :) 

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