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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

    nonneurotypical said:

    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.

    I still find myself doing that (thinking in more limited terms) occasionally even a couple of years now since diagnosis.

    However, I am doing it less and less, and am finding more and more I'm thinking of things in a positive light.

    nonneurotypical said:

    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.

    I think the key is to concentrate on the positives of being on the spectrum - the more intense focus, for example.

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  • over 11 years ago

    nonneurotypical said:

    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.

    I still find myself doing that (thinking in more limited terms) occasionally even a couple of years now since diagnosis.

    However, I am doing it less and less, and am finding more and more I'm thinking of things in a positive light.

    nonneurotypical said:

    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.

    I think the key is to concentrate on the positives of being on the spectrum - the more intense focus, for example.

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