The more I think about it, the more I realise that more incidents in my upbringing and work life are related to the condition. I keep thinking "Oh, so that's why X happened". I find this OK and it's like having the solution to a puzzle that I didn't realise that I was living through. With the insight that a diagnosis can bring, you can learn to avoid some (not all!) of the snafus that tripped you up in the past.
A number of people here complain that the charade of pretending to be normal is exhausting and stressful. If you get a diagnosis then you can perhaps try a little less hard to keep up appearances.
The more I think about it, the more I realise that more incidents in my upbringing and work life are related to the condition. I keep thinking "Oh, so that's why X happened". I find this OK and it's like having the solution to a puzzle that I didn't realise that I was living through. With the insight that a diagnosis can bring, you can learn to avoid some (not all!) of the snafus that tripped you up in the past.
A number of people here complain that the charade of pretending to be normal is exhausting and stressful. If you get a diagnosis then you can perhaps try a little less hard to keep up appearances.
