Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
So I haven’t been assessed, I just have this feeling that I am autistic. Everything I have read about autism makes sense for me. I have always felt different to other people. Like there has always been something ‘wrong’ with me or something wrong with my ‘brain’. I have been bullied, made fun of and I have never really understood myself, who i am as a person. My sister got assessed and got told she has ADHD and for some reason that made me think about me and if I have a special need/learning difficulty.
i am just posting on here just to see if anyone else has felt the same way or if i am going completely crazy. How did you know you were autistic? Did it run in your family?
my anxiety has got really bad. It is affecting my eating habits and waiting 2 years is going to be super hard!
thank you so much in advance!
Doing an online test might be helpful.
Here is a link to a thread I started about the RAADS-R which formed part of my NHS assessment (conducted privately).
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/28699/raads-r-diagnostic-scale/314921#314921
All the best.