Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and looking forward to discussing different subjects. I have recently been placed on the waiting list for an autism diagnosis at 23yrs old.
Is there anyone else out there who has taken a while to understand why they are the way they are? Or have been misdiagnosed with mental health problems, with autism being completely missed?
Would love to hear people's views on this.
-Sarah
I wouldn't say I was misdiagnosed with mental health stuff, because I absolutely had/have the anxiety disorders I was diagnosed with. But them missing the autism side meant that the treatment I've received had less chance to work since it's obviously a massive part of why my brain ended up in such a state.
I hope that now with that information I can get helped out of this disastrous cycle.
Yes, it's the same for me- I definitely do have an anxiety disorder, but none of the treatment for it really 'stuck' until I realised I was also autistic and started working with a therapist who understands what that means. I've made more progress in the time I've been working with her and with the knowledge I'm autistic than I did in the 10+ years of standard anxiety treatment that came before.