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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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    Getting a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome didn't make my anxiety go away either but knowing I was not some "oddity" - that there were other people like me - made me more relaxed about it. Maybe receiving the diagnosis after I'd retired made a difference.

    I sometime wonder whether counselling/therapy really helps - apart from the comfort of being able to discuss my problems in a way I couldn't with friends or relatives.  In the years before I was diagnosed - in fact before autism/AS was recognized as a condition - I had a number of sessions at a local clinic but while they comforted me at the time I didn't get any long-term benefit.

    I'm sorry if this doesn't seem very positive.  What did help me was joining forums like this one and I hope that this works for you. 

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    Getting a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome didn't make my anxiety go away either but knowing I was not some "oddity" - that there were other people like me - made me more relaxed about it. Maybe receiving the diagnosis after I'd retired made a difference.

    I sometime wonder whether counselling/therapy really helps - apart from the comfort of being able to discuss my problems in a way I couldn't with friends or relatives.  In the years before I was diagnosed - in fact before autism/AS was recognized as a condition - I had a number of sessions at a local clinic but while they comforted me at the time I didn't get any long-term benefit.

    I'm sorry if this doesn't seem very positive.  What did help me was joining forums like this one and I hope that this works for you. 

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