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Adult female with recent Asperger Syndrome diagnosis - how are you supposed to feel?

Daisy12345

I have thought I had the symptoms of Asperger Syndrome for the last three or four years, and my difficulty coping with things like change got to the point that I went to my doctor and asked to be referred to be assessed because I need help. My GP said I didn't have it, and he could tell because of how I dress, but he referred me anyway.

I was assessed and I was told I have Asperger Syndrome, and also Dyspraxia.

My mother, however, is convinced either it is something I have developed, or I don't have it. This is because the idea of it being genetic, or I was born that way, unsettles her. However, I know I have always felt this way, and obviously the specialist agrees. But even as a child, when teachers remarked that I had no friends, my mum did not want to believe it. The way she acts makes me feel like I am a fraud. 

Anyone else having difficulty coming to terms with a diagnosis?

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  • I was told that I had dyspraxia in 2002, I thought dyspraxia was just being clumsy.

    People thought I may have asperger syndrome. The only condition my mother told me that I have programs with include dyspraxia , (no problems with ASD). I had a non-standard diagnosis of aspergers traits which means that I have a borderline case of asperger syndrome. The letter from the psychiatrist says I have ASD.

    I learned about dyspraxia (http://www.dyspraxiausa.org) in 2008, I realised my problems were dyspraxia. I attended a private diagnosis of dyspraxia in 2012. I have moderate dyspraxia which has caused me a history of problems. See, http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/fordyce-maxwell-it-seems-i-am-borderline-asperger-s-1-2807203, I have a similar, autism spectrum quotient score of around 25.

    If dyspraxia is the main condition, the person may or may not have aspergers traits.

    Maybe, you need to get a diagnosis of dyspraxia, I am only allowed to get support for dypraxia in the workplace. Receiving a diagnosis of dyspraxia explains my problems.

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  • I was told that I had dyspraxia in 2002, I thought dyspraxia was just being clumsy.

    People thought I may have asperger syndrome. The only condition my mother told me that I have programs with include dyspraxia , (no problems with ASD). I had a non-standard diagnosis of aspergers traits which means that I have a borderline case of asperger syndrome. The letter from the psychiatrist says I have ASD.

    I learned about dyspraxia (http://www.dyspraxiausa.org) in 2008, I realised my problems were dyspraxia. I attended a private diagnosis of dyspraxia in 2012. I have moderate dyspraxia which has caused me a history of problems. See, http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/fordyce-maxwell-it-seems-i-am-borderline-asperger-s-1-2807203, I have a similar, autism spectrum quotient score of around 25.

    If dyspraxia is the main condition, the person may or may not have aspergers traits.

    Maybe, you need to get a diagnosis of dyspraxia, I am only allowed to get support for dypraxia in the workplace. Receiving a diagnosis of dyspraxia explains my problems.

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