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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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  • NAS18906 said:

    Congratulations (I think?). Hopefully, the ASD specific CBT will be more successful than your previous attempts with CBT.

    Thanks!

    Strange mixture of feelings - relief after 9 months of assessment and finding a possible cause for things my moods/depression, mixed with frustration at having a rather vague diagnosis and thinking about all the explaining I'm going to have to do.

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  • NAS18906 said:

    Congratulations (I think?). Hopefully, the ASD specific CBT will be more successful than your previous attempts with CBT.

    Thanks!

    Strange mixture of feelings - relief after 9 months of assessment and finding a possible cause for things my moods/depression, mixed with frustration at having a rather vague diagnosis and thinking about all the explaining I'm going to have to do.

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