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Beginning Adult Diagnosis Odyssey at 44 - interested to hear other's experiences navigating this winding path in middle-life.

Quietdude

Burnout and depression led to therapy, leading to the beginning of a possible adult diagnosis at 44. Profound sense of a weight being lifted, but also anger, doubts, confusion. Interested to hear other people's experiences and words of advice travelling this path in mid-life. 

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  • Thanks for sharing your experience. I too was diagnosed in my early 40s. Depending on who your assessors are, the process should be enlightening if draining. I found it incredibly exhausting to fully open up, or try to, over the course of  multiple questionnaires, assessment tools and conversations, but I felt it was worth it in the end. The diagnostic report I was sent afterwards was also really heartening in that my challenges had finally been acknowledged by someone in the context of a neurodevelopmental framework and my coping strategies acknowledged as a sign of resilience. 
    Wishing you all the best for your journey.

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