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Getting a diagnosis

Orangegnome

Hi I just want to ask a question about getting a diagnosis as an adult. I am considering applying to be assessed, but at the age of 50 I am not sure what value I will get from this. I can read all the A.S.D.  self help books on how to be kind to myself and cope with the world better and gain a lot from that. But I wonder what the benefits of having a confirmed diagnosis would be. Can anyone enlighten me on their experience? Pray

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  • I would advise that you get an assessment as I have personally found it to be helpful knowing the answer. If you do have autism then you can then hopefully find ways to cope with having autism and if you haven’t got it then at least you know it’s possibly something else. I do find having autism frustrating as it’s harder for me to recover/move on etc personally but at least I know why I struggle, as annoying as it is. I’ve also been diagnosed with complex ptsd on Monday and awaiting a general assessment for other conditions as I am suspected to have some personality disorder. If you are in the uk I would recommend going with psych uk and tell your gp it’s your right to choose if that’s possible. I wish you the best

  • in reply to Elfilis

    Thank you for your advice, everyone here is so helpful. I suppose you have all been in this situation before me and know how it is to feel a bit lost. 

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