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Finally got my diagnosis! I'm so happy! :)

hayes

I am 22 years old and today I received my report and Asperger's Diagnosis.  I've been working closely with a lovely guy from Staffordshire who's really helped me so much. The healthcare professionals failed to diagnose me as a child, but after years of wondering what was "wrong" with me, I finally have answers - and it feels wonderful!

I also suffer with depression as a result of not getting the support I needed growing up, and I can safely say I feel a lot better now I've been diagnosed. I will now be able to get the support I need and I am really excited!

As a result of a late diagnoses, I am very shy and withdrawn and my social skills are very poor. Would anybody be kind enough to share some of their own experiences, perhaps if you have had a late diagnoses?  How it has affected you, etc...

Would be great to hear your thoughts!

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  • I am 27 years old and was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 21.

    Like you, no-one identified my autism when I was a child, and I was simply labeled an 'enigma' and a problem child. I was assessed by an Educational Psychologist and Occupational Therapist when I was 9 and 10 years old, and I gave this report to the people who later diagnosed me. The report detailed my 'interaction dfficulties'; how I had 'only recently made a particular friend'; that I was 'physically and emotionally immature'; had a 'borderline degree of fine motor skill impairment'; poor comprehension; 'severe spatial and perceptual difficulties'; problems with organisation and directions; and a massive discrepancy between verbal IQ, which was above average, and performance IQ, which was severely impaired. But despite all this, they failed to diagnose me with anything as a child; it was recommended that school 'initiate the process of special educational needs', yet nothing happened, and I went through school with very little support.

    Due to not understanding myself and why I found certain things so difficult, I started to worry that I was a cold and heartless person. I felt diminutive and defiled, but sought comfort in my infatuation with the actress Kate Winslet, who became a surrogate friend in fantasy.

    It was a relief to get a diagnosis but I am still trying to deal with the emotional baggage accrued over a lifetime of not understanding myself and why I could not maintain friendships.

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  • I am 27 years old and was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 21.

    Like you, no-one identified my autism when I was a child, and I was simply labeled an 'enigma' and a problem child. I was assessed by an Educational Psychologist and Occupational Therapist when I was 9 and 10 years old, and I gave this report to the people who later diagnosed me. The report detailed my 'interaction dfficulties'; how I had 'only recently made a particular friend'; that I was 'physically and emotionally immature'; had a 'borderline degree of fine motor skill impairment'; poor comprehension; 'severe spatial and perceptual difficulties'; problems with organisation and directions; and a massive discrepancy between verbal IQ, which was above average, and performance IQ, which was severely impaired. But despite all this, they failed to diagnose me with anything as a child; it was recommended that school 'initiate the process of special educational needs', yet nothing happened, and I went through school with very little support.

    Due to not understanding myself and why I found certain things so difficult, I started to worry that I was a cold and heartless person. I felt diminutive and defiled, but sought comfort in my infatuation with the actress Kate Winslet, who became a surrogate friend in fantasy.

    It was a relief to get a diagnosis but I am still trying to deal with the emotional baggage accrued over a lifetime of not understanding myself and why I could not maintain friendships.

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