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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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  • Thanks Pixie,

    Interestingly that's exactly what my mum said - that I'm still the same person I was before I thought I was an aspie. As you can probably tell from my posts I talk mainly to my mum about this, as I don't have many friends. While she would do anything for me that she possibly could, this is something that she really can't help me with, as she freely admits, she has no real understanding of how i feel. This is why I'm here, and I'm hoping to make some friends who can relate to my issues.

    Thanks again.x

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  • Thanks Pixie,

    Interestingly that's exactly what my mum said - that I'm still the same person I was before I thought I was an aspie. As you can probably tell from my posts I talk mainly to my mum about this, as I don't have many friends. While she would do anything for me that she possibly could, this is something that she really can't help me with, as she freely admits, she has no real understanding of how i feel. This is why I'm here, and I'm hoping to make some friends who can relate to my issues.

    Thanks again.x

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