Hello
At the age of 50 I’m trying to get up the courage to ask my GP to refer me for autism diagnoses.
I feel very scared. After a lifetime of struggle I’m almost wondering if it’s worth the fear of more stress and possibly not being able to access support. Im pretty sure the doctor will believe me. I score very highly on the various online tests and I’ve got a medical record of problems that puzzled the doctors and were not resolved by interventions such as SSRIs or sending me to dieticians or doing MRI of my brain. But I’m stressed out because I feel like it’s a race against the clock as well as horrendously hard to access NHS care now with the added pressure to have to self advocate (I’m a very single mum) and I am extremely competition/stress avoidant. Im thinking about it now because I’d like to do a masters but I know won’t survive it unless my situation or needs are formally recognised. My last qualification nearly killed me to try to get dissertation done and I had a year long extension and still struggled hellishly.
Im worried that it’s too late and I feel so alone and in pain. It would help to know if anyone else has the same situation and if anyone has any encouraging suggestions.
thanks
