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Advice from anyone with asd level one

Nefilim

Hi, I was diagnosed with asd level one about 5 months ago at age 51 and i’m still waiting to see a therapist to help me with anxiety issues. I just wondered if anyone had any advice about coming to terms with your entire life being something other than what you assumed it was. I guess i’ve been masking quite well my entire life despite not knowing i was, recent years i’ve been noticing noise sensitivity and light sensitivity issues that have always been a problem but either i seem to be more aware of them or as i age my body is becoming less resilient towards them. I am currently feeling like i don’t really know who i actually am anymore and it’s frustrating. So anyway, if anyone has any advice about how they came to terms with it all or where to look i would be most appreciative!

Parents

  • Oh yeah I think this happens for the first month or so but try not to look back too hard, just think about what you know about yourself now and what you can learn about yourself to make yourself happier now and in the future. Take some time to learn yourself all over again and slower than you needed to previously.

    I was actually wondering how other people came to be diagnosed? Was it through self exploration or from other people? 

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  • Oh yeah I think this happens for the first month or so but try not to look back too hard, just think about what you know about yourself now and what you can learn about yourself to make yourself happier now and in the future. Take some time to learn yourself all over again and slower than you needed to previously.

    I was actually wondering how other people came to be diagnosed? Was it through self exploration or from other people? 

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  • in reply to InterTrails

    My sister thought i had adhd so told me to go for an assessment but my whole life i felt like i didn’t fit in and struggled with a lot of things sometimes in subtle ways and sometimes not so subtle so i went to see the dr who suggested it sounded more like autism which shocked me a little because it was unexpected. So she referred me to have an autism and adhd assessment, turned out that it was autism with some adhd traits but not adhd.