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Is there any benefit to getting assessed in your thirty's??

siva

Hi everybody,

When I was about 17/18 my lecturer at college told me that he thought that I may have AS as he seen me displaying some of the symptoms, and said that he could get someone from the college to meet with me and make a diagnosis.

I didn't think that anything was wrong; I've always been happy doing my own thing.

When I got home I told my mother what my lecturer had said and she wasn't surprised. She told me that my school teachers had brought it up, but they didn't see it as an issue.

I never had the meeting as I felt that nothing positive could come of it - to get labelled as someone with AS. I have read into AS and relate to the symptoms, but how good is a self diagnosis?

Now, at 32, I have never had a diagnosis but feel as though I am doing ok.

Still weighing up the pros and cons, has anyone found any benefit in getting a diagnosis this late on?

Siva

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  • Thank you everyone for your comments.

    If I were to get a diagnosis, wouldn't it get put on my medical records? Or, is it independant?

    I haven't heard much about the support for adults with AS. It's one of the other things that brought me to this forum. What type of support is there?

    I have looked into AS but didn't really look into the support aspect.

    Recently I attended a works night out, I'm not much for going out but I was invited and I thought it would be good to show my face. I seem to be fine at first but then I start to move away from the group; I make some small talk which doesn't last long, I give up and start withdraw from the group. I ended up leaving early, about 11pm.

    I'm not sure what it is, whether its that I start to feel as though I'm unable to maintain their interest. I feel like this when I have to do public speaking - also have a weird reaction of turning bright red as I walk to the front.

    I have tried to follow sport, television and music but find it hard to have a genuine interest. I don't see the logic of supporting a football team, caring about some soap character dying in Corrination Street or to follow a particular band, I like some songs but not enough to warrant liking the band or going to music festivals, etc.

    I sometimes feel as though I have trouble in joining group discussions - I'm unsure whether this is down to cues or not being aggressive enough or feeling that I would come across as too aggressive. So tend to leave my points to the end.

    Sometimes when I speak, I feel like I have a lot to get out so start speaking faster which makes me 

    I find social media confusing; I'm on Facebook, Twitter, etc but just don't post. I just don't understand the need to post.

    I'm sorry for the really long post, I'm still trying to get to grips with the whole forum thing.

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  • Thank you everyone for your comments.

    If I were to get a diagnosis, wouldn't it get put on my medical records? Or, is it independant?

    I haven't heard much about the support for adults with AS. It's one of the other things that brought me to this forum. What type of support is there?

    I have looked into AS but didn't really look into the support aspect.

    Recently I attended a works night out, I'm not much for going out but I was invited and I thought it would be good to show my face. I seem to be fine at first but then I start to move away from the group; I make some small talk which doesn't last long, I give up and start withdraw from the group. I ended up leaving early, about 11pm.

    I'm not sure what it is, whether its that I start to feel as though I'm unable to maintain their interest. I feel like this when I have to do public speaking - also have a weird reaction of turning bright red as I walk to the front.

    I have tried to follow sport, television and music but find it hard to have a genuine interest. I don't see the logic of supporting a football team, caring about some soap character dying in Corrination Street or to follow a particular band, I like some songs but not enough to warrant liking the band or going to music festivals, etc.

    I sometimes feel as though I have trouble in joining group discussions - I'm unsure whether this is down to cues or not being aggressive enough or feeling that I would come across as too aggressive. So tend to leave my points to the end.

    Sometimes when I speak, I feel like I have a lot to get out so start speaking faster which makes me 

    I find social media confusing; I'm on Facebook, Twitter, etc but just don't post. I just don't understand the need to post.

    I'm sorry for the really long post, I'm still trying to get to grips with the whole forum thing.

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