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Newly diagnosed at 56

juliettedfern

It took a while to ask my doctor for a referral for an autism assessment but it was worth it, having finally being diagnosed as autistic, having adhd and dyspraxia. It's early days yet, but it's reassuring to have my suspicions confirmed. I'm hoping that I don't feel regret for wasted years of not having been diagnosed!

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  • Hi, 

    I got diagnosed at 57, having had ADHD and Dyspraxia diagnoses already. The Autism diagnosis last October wasn't welcome, there had been much more relief finding out about Dyspraxia and ADHD but discovering I was autistic went to the core of wno I am in a way the others didn't, still coming to terms.

    However, I wish I had been diagnosed years previously, there is regret, now I can make better sense of my life. For years the GP misdiagnosed me with anxiety and depression, medication was a disaster and all the self help stuff didn't work. I feel regret that my neurodiversity wasn't spotted, but I shouldn't because the GP should have at keast considered the possibility, so many women are getting diagnosed over 50 because of outdated and gendered approaches to neurology and mental health. The ADHD meds have been a life saver and just knowing has helped my mental health so much.

    You'll probably go through lots of different feelings, it's a lot to process, and discover. The best advice I got was to take time processing it all and not pressurise myself into being OK with it, understand everything about how it affects me or feel I have to explain or disclose it to others.

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  • Hi, 

    I got diagnosed at 57, having had ADHD and Dyspraxia diagnoses already. The Autism diagnosis last October wasn't welcome, there had been much more relief finding out about Dyspraxia and ADHD but discovering I was autistic went to the core of wno I am in a way the others didn't, still coming to terms.

    However, I wish I had been diagnosed years previously, there is regret, now I can make better sense of my life. For years the GP misdiagnosed me with anxiety and depression, medication was a disaster and all the self help stuff didn't work. I feel regret that my neurodiversity wasn't spotted, but I shouldn't because the GP should have at keast considered the possibility, so many women are getting diagnosed over 50 because of outdated and gendered approaches to neurology and mental health. The ADHD meds have been a life saver and just knowing has helped my mental health so much.

    You'll probably go through lots of different feelings, it's a lot to process, and discover. The best advice I got was to take time processing it all and not pressurise myself into being OK with it, understand everything about how it affects me or feel I have to explain or disclose it to others.

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