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For All Those Worried About Adult Assessment

JoinTheChase
over 11 years ago

Hi guys.

As of this morning, I have been officially diagnosed with Aspergers. I am 23. So it can be done :D 

Thanks to everyone who gave me support when I was worried about the assessment - it actually went really well, and the doctor was very nice and calm etc to put me at ease. 

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  • over 11 years ago

    True Colors said:

    Part of me wishes I'd being diagnosed when I was much younger, but then my life would probably have been very different.

    That's an unanswerable question, isn't it?   I think maybe I would have been a lot happier if I'd had a diagnosis when I was younger but then again, would I have struggled as much to live a 'normal' life - or just made AS an excuse for lack of effort in various directions? 

    [/quote]
    I usually feel very sad when I think about what could have been different in my life if I could have been diagnosed and helped as a child, but True Colors brings up a very good point that I need to remember everyday.  

    Many of the things I've done that seemed to take a huge amount of effort for unimpressive results when judged by typical standards might never have happened if I had known I had AS.

    On the flip side though, when judged by the standards of people with AS, those same accomplishments are a bit more substantial.  I still feel very burdened by thoughts of wasted potential though.  I guess we just need to avoid thinking about how much easier some things would have been had we known.

    I've really known for a few years now, but I got the official diagnosis just a few months ago.  I guess I expected to feel some sense of empowerment knowing with some certainty what my weaknesses are and why I have them.  That hasn't really happened for me yet, and I do sometimes now find myself thinking in more limited terms about what I can accomplish in the future.  

    But I'm doing my best to reassure myself that every new ambition that I pursue from now on will have a much better chance of success.

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  • over 11 years ago

    True Colors said:

    Part of me wishes I'd being diagnosed when I was much younger, but then my life would probably have been very different.

    That's an unanswerable question, isn't it?   I think maybe I would have been a lot happier if I'd had a diagnosis when I was younger but then again, would I have struggled as much to live a 'normal' life - or just made AS an excuse for lack of effort in various directions? 

    [/quote]
    I usually feel very sad when I think about what could have been different in my life if I could have been diagnosed and helped as a child, but True Colors brings up a very good point that I need to remember everyday.  

    Many of the things I've done that seemed to take a huge amount of effort for unimpressive results when judged by typical standards might never have happened if I had known I had AS.

    On the flip side though, when judged by the standards of people with AS, those same accomplishments are a bit more substantial.  I still feel very burdened by thoughts of wasted potential though.  I guess we just need to avoid thinking about how much easier some things would have been had we known.

    I've really known for a few years now, but I got the official diagnosis just a few months ago.  I guess I expected to feel some sense of empowerment knowing with some certainty what my weaknesses are and why I have them.  That hasn't really happened for me yet, and I do sometimes now find myself thinking in more limited terms about what I can accomplish in the future.  

    But I'm doing my best to reassure myself that every new ambition that I pursue from now on will have a much better chance of success.

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