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Any point in a diagnosis for mild ASD?

angryhobbit

I'm in my thirties and always considered myself a bit of an odd duck but always got on with life, relationships, eduction jobs etc.

Lately I've been wondering whether I'm on the spectrum and was considering talking to my GP, but I'm wondering if there's really any point. I manage to get on with my life so what happens after a dagnosis that would benefit me?

Some people might find they understand themselves better because of it, but I'm also weary of defining myself because of it, and not pushing myself because of a 'condition'. I do have some mild depression for which I take medication, and I wonder what effect a ASD diagnosis would have on that.

So, what happens after diagnosis that would benefit someone in my situtation?

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  • Hello Pat, and thank you for your message. I agree with you that I have probably left it a little bit late, too, and, after obsessing over it until I decided that I was most likely(to me, definitely) on the spectrum, I came to realise that there is very little I can do to change who I am, other than learning coping mechanisms, and, with the life I lead(solitary but pretty much happy about it), there is little need for me to seek a definite diagnosis. If my ASD behaviours ever cause a problem for me, then, of course, I will start the process, but, given that you can be considered as not having it, even when you do, I just don't see the point of going through the stress of the tests at the present time. Thanks again for your message.

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  • Hello Pat, and thank you for your message. I agree with you that I have probably left it a little bit late, too, and, after obsessing over it until I decided that I was most likely(to me, definitely) on the spectrum, I came to realise that there is very little I can do to change who I am, other than learning coping mechanisms, and, with the life I lead(solitary but pretty much happy about it), there is little need for me to seek a definite diagnosis. If my ASD behaviours ever cause a problem for me, then, of course, I will start the process, but, given that you can be considered as not having it, even when you do, I just don't see the point of going through the stress of the tests at the present time. Thanks again for your message.

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