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Asperger's Diagnosis in Adult Life

Jon

I was only diagnosed with Asperger's last year at the age of 39. When I think about this I can sometimes feel both angry and frustrated. I don't really blame anyone. When I did start to understand and seek help it was a real struggle and I think that this is partly what make me angry. Even now I don't get so much help or understanding.

There is a 'lost generation' of people with Asperger's who were born before Asperger's Syndrome was acknowleged:

  • A description of a condition labeled "Asperger's syndrome" by Lorna Wing first appeared in 1981.
  • In 1994, Asperger's Syndrome was added to the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).

How do other people who recieved a late diagnosis feel about this?

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  • I feel sad more than angry. I cannot really blame either the system or individuals if it is not known about.  What I do feel angry about is the intolerance in society, we shouldn't need a label before people stop and thing why might this person be behaving this way? I felt very angry for decades with the head teacher at my secondary school for just dismissing me as a "trouble maker" when anybody with an ounce of sense would have seen I was in great distress.

    I feel sad about the wasted decades Frown I went into totally the wrong kind of work which caused a great deal of difficulty for other people as well as me.  The years I have worked have been very costly on my health. I could have had a more constructive and happier life if I had known when I was younger. 

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  • I feel sad more than angry. I cannot really blame either the system or individuals if it is not known about.  What I do feel angry about is the intolerance in society, we shouldn't need a label before people stop and thing why might this person be behaving this way? I felt very angry for decades with the head teacher at my secondary school for just dismissing me as a "trouble maker" when anybody with an ounce of sense would have seen I was in great distress.

    I feel sad about the wasted decades Frown I went into totally the wrong kind of work which caused a great deal of difficulty for other people as well as me.  The years I have worked have been very costly on my health. I could have had a more constructive and happier life if I had known when I was younger. 

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