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Newbie with lots of questions

GBEM

Hi all,

This is completely new to me so I'm sort of taking a leap of faith to speak to other like minded individuals and people with a little more insight than i have.

I am a 33 year old woman and for several years now, the idea of Aspergers has been at the back of my head.  Recently I have read some research about how Aspergers may present differently in women and girls and some of the hallmarks of girls with Aspergers just sound so, so familiar to me -it's incredible.  Even my partner has agreed that all these behaviours are me to a T.  Family have said to me I can't possibly be on the spectrum as I am 'normal', I drive a car, I have a job, I interact normally with others but this simply doesn't ring true -my whole life I have felt 'other' with no way to explain it and I am just worried if I broach my GP with these concerns, I'll be written off as a hypochondriac, or someone who has social anxiety.

Any pointers, or any comments would be most welcome.  Completely in the dark.

 

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  • Thank you both so much for your comments -even some of the things mentioned here are striking a chord with me -sometimes I have such an intense need for peace and quiet I actually cry, I get so distressed and I feel like if I have to try to make small talk for one more moment I will lose it altogether. I thought it was just the result of a stressful day but realise now this may not be the case. 

    I always felt like I was awkward for not always responding to small talk or laughing at others jokes but I just felt like...I have nothing to say! I don't make or keep friends easily, and I never have. Even as a very small child I always felt like I couldn't identify with my peers, they seemed very different to me as we rarely shared interests (I was and still am obsessed by dinosaurs and find it very difficult to hold conversations about things which do not interest me -which sounds very rude but I just can't pay attention).. I have no sense of how things may sound when I say them out loud -I don't mean to cause offence but sometimes it does -I just thought I had bad timing. it stresses me out sometimes that I know my behaviour isn't 'right' but I don't know how else to be! 

    I think it may be time to speak to my GP, if only to put my mind at ease.

    thank you again 

    G

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  • Thank you both so much for your comments -even some of the things mentioned here are striking a chord with me -sometimes I have such an intense need for peace and quiet I actually cry, I get so distressed and I feel like if I have to try to make small talk for one more moment I will lose it altogether. I thought it was just the result of a stressful day but realise now this may not be the case. 

    I always felt like I was awkward for not always responding to small talk or laughing at others jokes but I just felt like...I have nothing to say! I don't make or keep friends easily, and I never have. Even as a very small child I always felt like I couldn't identify with my peers, they seemed very different to me as we rarely shared interests (I was and still am obsessed by dinosaurs and find it very difficult to hold conversations about things which do not interest me -which sounds very rude but I just can't pay attention).. I have no sense of how things may sound when I say them out loud -I don't mean to cause offence but sometimes it does -I just thought I had bad timing. it stresses me out sometimes that I know my behaviour isn't 'right' but I don't know how else to be! 

    I think it may be time to speak to my GP, if only to put my mind at ease.

    thank you again 

    G

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