Self diagnosed Aspie

Hi all, i'm looking for a bit of advice, i guess.  I recently bought a book on Aspergers to learn about a condition we think my son has.  Someone who knows me well said, 'that's you' just before i started it.  That comment barely registered.  Then i started the book and got the shock of my life.  It was like reading my life story!  Everything slowly dropped into place; always been a bit different, crap at sport as a kid, last one to be picked for games, on the outskirts of the group or ostracised, etc.  Each section of the book revealed more connections.  I have no doubt i have Aspergers Syndrome despite having done the Cambridge test and getting 24.  I believe i have trained myself into different ways of thinking.  I have over ridden a lot of the traits with my mnd in an attaempt to fit in; to be Neuro typical.  Does this ring true for anybody else?  I was thinking get a diagnosis but am now thinking it will be too much hassle.  What kind of help could it be to do that?  I live a fully functional working life already.  I have some daily anxiety around a particular issue but how many people don't?  Any thoughts welcome, please.  Thank you.

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  • Former Member
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    random said:

    It affects everyone differently, am I have been surprised to see how others on the spectrum have been able to build relationships

    Did you see the Horizon programme with Uta Frith? It showed a couple of people with Aspergers who had hooked up on the internet and were moving in together. Theirs was a more functional relationship than an emotional one. It was clearly working for both of them but wasn't conventional lovey-dovey at all. They understood each other and had set their expectations and allowances for each other accordingly.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    random said:

    It affects everyone differently, am I have been surprised to see how others on the spectrum have been able to build relationships

    Did you see the Horizon programme with Uta Frith? It showed a couple of people with Aspergers who had hooked up on the internet and were moving in together. Theirs was a more functional relationship than an emotional one. It was clearly working for both of them but wasn't conventional lovey-dovey at all. They understood each other and had set their expectations and allowances for each other accordingly.

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