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Feeling different?

Mac78321

I was diagnosed with Autism in April 2024

In October 2023, I wasn't doing well mentally, I kept thinking and asking myself,

What is going to happen if I do Autism?

Would I still be able to work? 

Is my life going to change? 

Will people think about me differently? 

Will anyone want to be friends with me? Everything like that, 

I didn't let it get to me as much, when I went for the first screening, I was a bit nervous, But I felt good about it, and then at the second screening and being told I have Autism, It felt like a relief, I felt happy about it, It answered a lot of questions, But then a few weeks after that, It started to get to me a bit, I thought to myself, I don't need to change, I am still the same person, 

When you found out you were Autistic, did you feel like you're life was going to be different?

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  • I've struggled with anxiety and depression all my life and I somehow thought that there'd be specific help once I was diagnosed, nope it was worse, the NHS mental clinic that was "helping" me just discharged me as autism isn't a mental health condition. 

    Now I'm on another waiting list with my local ASD group.

    I've not told many people about my diagnosis other than my wife and son and that took me 3 months to get the nerve to do it.

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  • I've struggled with anxiety and depression all my life and I somehow thought that there'd be specific help once I was diagnosed, nope it was worse, the NHS mental clinic that was "helping" me just discharged me as autism isn't a mental health condition. 

    Now I'm on another waiting list with my local ASD group.

    I've not told many people about my diagnosis other than my wife and son and that took me 3 months to get the nerve to do it.

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