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Anxiety & ASD

KeyboardWorrier68

Hi,

I'm going to be contacting my GP soon about pursuing a diagnosis, but I am finding that when I start thinking about the possibility of having some form of ASD that I get anxious and I get a recurrence of a twitch that I have developed since Christmas due to the stress of issues in my personal life.

I understand that anxiety and ASD go frequently find themselves hand-in-hand, do others here since diagnosed have track records of anxiety? I used to be a very anxious child and although gradually this dissipated as I got towards my late teens it has persisted in the area of relationships, though the twitch is a new thing.

Hearing of others' experiences is a big comfort to me currently; I don't want to say that I'm pinning my hopes on a diagnosis as if it was to be negative it doesn't paint a very nice picture of my behaviour.

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    Anxiety is extremely common with ASD. My understanding of this is that it comes from two factors.

    1) We keep misunderstanding situations and keep getting into trouble with other people. So, we tend to get a lot of criticism (and bullying) which, in turn, makes us defensive and ultimately anxious. If you can understand yourself better, with a diagnosis, then you can learn to deal with the world at large in a smoother, less confrontational manner.

    2) Our thinking patterns tend to be too black and white so we can often think that situations are worse than they really are. This can lead to anxiety too. This aspect is best dealt with through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

    Diagnosis is often good for us because, as Paul says, you know where you are at last.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Anxiety is extremely common with ASD. My understanding of this is that it comes from two factors.

    1) We keep misunderstanding situations and keep getting into trouble with other people. So, we tend to get a lot of criticism (and bullying) which, in turn, makes us defensive and ultimately anxious. If you can understand yourself better, with a diagnosis, then you can learn to deal with the world at large in a smoother, less confrontational manner.

    2) Our thinking patterns tend to be too black and white so we can often think that situations are worse than they really are. This can lead to anxiety too. This aspect is best dealt with through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

    Diagnosis is often good for us because, as Paul says, you know where you are at last.

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