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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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  • I'm with Tom here, it's clear we've had the same experiences and now have the same response.

    Diagnosis can only improve by experience, so the more AS people who get a formal diagnosis, the better the diagnostic tools get, and the more we can speak up for ourselves and those to come. If we don't, we condemn our children to suffer the very ignorance and ostracisation that we have all known.

    I encourage anyone asking the question, to go ahead and seek a formal diagnosis, and I don't believe that it's ever too late for some answers...

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  • I'm with Tom here, it's clear we've had the same experiences and now have the same response.

    Diagnosis can only improve by experience, so the more AS people who get a formal diagnosis, the better the diagnostic tools get, and the more we can speak up for ourselves and those to come. If we don't, we condemn our children to suffer the very ignorance and ostracisation that we have all known.

    I encourage anyone asking the question, to go ahead and seek a formal diagnosis, and I don't believe that it's ever too late for some answers...

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