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50 years old - is Aspergers diagnosis worth it?

richardsw16

After 10 years of depression and talking therapies (and comments from friends and family), I'm beginning to think I've got Aspergers.

Is it worth going through the diagnosis process? What does a diagnosis lead to?

Think I can be referred by my GP to Maudsley Hospital in south London, but it will take months.

Would be grateful for experiences of others.

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  • Just been diagnosed at 36 and its taken 3 years. If you have got this far through life you have to be high functioning to some level. Its hard to get an adult diagnosis, they mainly do it by talking to your parents about how you were when you were young. They have to be certain its not MH issues causing you to want to be unsociable etc.

    I went for a diagniosis for a specific reason. I'm due to go back into hospital for some neuro rehab and have had a really tough time in there before due to things being changed etc so it will help the staff understand my needs a little more but it does nothing for on going support or benifits. If you arent already getting benifits and think you should be then things like personal independance payments are done on your ability to be able to do things and not what your condition is called so a diagnosis will make no difference. I got my befits on MH grounds.

    A diagnosis has been good for me only in my head to allow me to stress less in busy environments etc and allow myself to be less tough on myself if i find i am not coping with a situation

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  • Just been diagnosed at 36 and its taken 3 years. If you have got this far through life you have to be high functioning to some level. Its hard to get an adult diagnosis, they mainly do it by talking to your parents about how you were when you were young. They have to be certain its not MH issues causing you to want to be unsociable etc.

    I went for a diagniosis for a specific reason. I'm due to go back into hospital for some neuro rehab and have had a really tough time in there before due to things being changed etc so it will help the staff understand my needs a little more but it does nothing for on going support or benifits. If you arent already getting benifits and think you should be then things like personal independance payments are done on your ability to be able to do things and not what your condition is called so a diagnosis will make no difference. I got my befits on MH grounds.

    A diagnosis has been good for me only in my head to allow me to stress less in busy environments etc and allow myself to be less tough on myself if i find i am not coping with a situation

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