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Questioning whether I am really autistic?

Martin_91

So I’ve recently got a formal diagnosis of autism from a psychiatrist after an assessment and pre assessment questionnaires etc.  I am 34 years old, at first I felt a sort of rounded feeling like “oh yes, all those things make sense now”, but now I’m questioning am I really autistic, did the psych get something wrong.   I’m just overthinking on it and reflecting on it. 

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  • When you're having a good day, have no stress, are well rested and are not doing anything challenging, you think there is nothing different about you.

    But when tired, stressed, under pressure, trying to do something new and done is talking to you, can you cope? Can you then sleep that night, do you replay what happened?

    I'd younger given a pile of ambiguous instructions when stressed do you know what to do?

    Can you go hone after a day at work and have a conversation, or do you need quiet time. Can you get active all week and all weekend and still function.

    I keep thinking I'm ok, but if you look closely you see things. If you had burn outs, you can compare ND burnout to NT burnout and see the difference. I can't dispute that one.

    Being able to cope on a good day is not the issue. It's what I takes out of you abd how sustainable it is. It is hard to accept.

    But the professionals should not be easily fooled.

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  • When you're having a good day, have no stress, are well rested and are not doing anything challenging, you think there is nothing different about you.

    But when tired, stressed, under pressure, trying to do something new and done is talking to you, can you cope? Can you then sleep that night, do you replay what happened?

    I'd younger given a pile of ambiguous instructions when stressed do you know what to do?

    Can you go hone after a day at work and have a conversation, or do you need quiet time. Can you get active all week and all weekend and still function.

    I keep thinking I'm ok, but if you look closely you see things. If you had burn outs, you can compare ND burnout to NT burnout and see the difference. I can't dispute that one.

    Being able to cope on a good day is not the issue. It's what I takes out of you abd how sustainable it is. It is hard to accept.

    But the professionals should not be easily fooled.

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