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Not just children suffer

AnneMargaret

I understand i may offend a few people with what i say but i assure you it is not intended. I just want to say it is not only children that have Autism. If they are diagnosed as a child then they appear to have much more help and support. EG specialist schools. Some people are not diagnosed until they are way into their adult life. They have had to struggle with their feelings all their life with no one knowing what's wrong and blaming them for the way they act. I wish there was more support and awareness for adults with problems too.

Sorry if i upset anyone.

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  • I’m 59, married, working (computers), outwardly normal(ish) – apart from the pony tail, but inside I’m often somewhere between anxious and terrified.

    I have always thought there was something wrong with me, or something missing, and I have struggled through life suffering bouts of depression and anxiety as well as some physical health problems that this brought on.

    I was given a diagnosis at the end of February, and I'm surprised at how shocked I felt when I was told I have Asperger syndrome. I suspected I was on the spectrum, as I’d read a bit about it and done a number of the tests, so I was expecting that diagnosis, but I wasn’t expecting to feel so shocked when I was told.

    Being given a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome has not made my anxiety go away – if anything it seems to be worse, but I hope that’s temporary and due to the fact that I’m still having many 'aha' moments as I remember anxious situations in the past, and looking at them in terms of Aspergers.

    I try to have a positive attitude and get on and enjoy my life, and try to avoid spiralling into depression. But, as I guess most of the people on here will know, the slightest thing can set me off. Then, if I’ve not had a chance to recover and reduce my anxiety levels, I’m more vulnerable to re-triggering, and

    I get more and more anxious until I get stuck. For days. Though my wife says it’s sometimes for weeks.

    Being given a diagnosis at this age, after trying so hard and screaming for help to find out what’s wrong, is shocking. And it’s sad. I envy the younger people who have been given a diagnosis. Hopefully they will have the benefit of so much more knowledge and awareness of the autistic spectrum to help them to learn better coping strategies.

     

    Frank.

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  • I’m 59, married, working (computers), outwardly normal(ish) – apart from the pony tail, but inside I’m often somewhere between anxious and terrified.

    I have always thought there was something wrong with me, or something missing, and I have struggled through life suffering bouts of depression and anxiety as well as some physical health problems that this brought on.

    I was given a diagnosis at the end of February, and I'm surprised at how shocked I felt when I was told I have Asperger syndrome. I suspected I was on the spectrum, as I’d read a bit about it and done a number of the tests, so I was expecting that diagnosis, but I wasn’t expecting to feel so shocked when I was told.

    Being given a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome has not made my anxiety go away – if anything it seems to be worse, but I hope that’s temporary and due to the fact that I’m still having many 'aha' moments as I remember anxious situations in the past, and looking at them in terms of Aspergers.

    I try to have a positive attitude and get on and enjoy my life, and try to avoid spiralling into depression. But, as I guess most of the people on here will know, the slightest thing can set me off. Then, if I’ve not had a chance to recover and reduce my anxiety levels, I’m more vulnerable to re-triggering, and

    I get more and more anxious until I get stuck. For days. Though my wife says it’s sometimes for weeks.

    Being given a diagnosis at this age, after trying so hard and screaming for help to find out what’s wrong, is shocking. And it’s sad. I envy the younger people who have been given a diagnosis. Hopefully they will have the benefit of so much more knowledge and awareness of the autistic spectrum to help them to learn better coping strategies.

     

    Frank.

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    To the Controller (if there is one): Please press the ‘Pleasant’ button.

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