Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm not sure if this is appropriate to post and I am not asking for medical advice. I would just like to hear from adults who were diagnosed with ASD later in life. I am in my early 30s. I am not sure what I should do as I have been reading up a lot more on ASD lately and some of my behaviours and feelings do match some descriptions but some of these can also overlap with things like depression or anxiety disorders. For example some things like understanding how others feel come naturally to me, but I did have to teach myself how to socialise with people to seem "normal". There are more things as well that keep adding up, but won't elaborate in order to try and keep this as short as possible. I'm just a bit confused as to if I should seek a diagnosis or not as life has been a bit hard for me lately. I know that people on the internet can't tell me if I have ASD, I just feel a bit vulnerable at the moment and don't feel like I have anyone to talk to. How does one even get a diagnosis? Does it help?
I’m in my middle thirties. Realised some time ago, that ASD Asperger describes me and my life and explains a lot of my struggles. I have some strong evidence that I’m right, but I’m also not diagnosed. I was picked by teachers at school, but my mom refused having me tested saying that I’m normal just like her. Here is a site with tests that I find helpful: embrace-autism.com there are tests such as AQ, RAADS, aspie quiz, Catq about masking etc. take your time, answer the questions honestly without thinking too much and it will give you some insight. Autism is a wide spectrum of many traits and everyone is different. As for getting diagnosed- everyone must decide for themselves. You can also discuss it with your therapist. I stay self dx as for now for various reasons, one of them is the price of getting diagnosed.