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So.....received my Aspergers diagnosis today

Felix1974

Hi All,

Further to my posts introducing myself last week, I received a diagnosis for Aspergers today. 

Can't say that this is the biggest surprise in the world . 

In a way I'm relieved. I know now that I'm not just odd and I can start to research the condition further and build on the coping strategies that I have used for decades .

This should help me with all areas of my life , family , work , hopefully social .

Not sure what else to say right now, just processing the day's events.

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  • Oh yes I feel like a fraud all the time and wonder do I reallt have HFA?! There are people with ASD that suffer with far worse afflictions than I do, however you have to bear in mind that Autism covers a large spectrum of issues and that Aspergers/HFA is just one end of that spectrum. Certainly there are people affected in such ways by autism that they cannot function independently or they cannot speak as well as others. However people with our diagnosis have their own problems to deal with that, on the face of it, may seem insignificant in comparison with other problems, but that doesn't mean they're any less real or damaging...if you get my drift? That's how I try to look at it anyway and I find it helps for the most part.

    Post-diagnosis I found work virtually impossible, I struggled horrifically so I understand your anguish. I would have taken a few weeks off sick to come to terms and deal with it on my own, but I was covering for another employee so had to stay in work which was torture. Trying to do my job plus the job of another whilst coming to terms with a new diagnosis was not easy, but I'm on the right side of it now thank god; I hope you find that right side too soon.

    Are you finding chatting on these forums any help? I found them immeasurably helpful as I was chatting to like minded people who understood my problem and who I could be 100% open with.

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  • Oh yes I feel like a fraud all the time and wonder do I reallt have HFA?! There are people with ASD that suffer with far worse afflictions than I do, however you have to bear in mind that Autism covers a large spectrum of issues and that Aspergers/HFA is just one end of that spectrum. Certainly there are people affected in such ways by autism that they cannot function independently or they cannot speak as well as others. However people with our diagnosis have their own problems to deal with that, on the face of it, may seem insignificant in comparison with other problems, but that doesn't mean they're any less real or damaging...if you get my drift? That's how I try to look at it anyway and I find it helps for the most part.

    Post-diagnosis I found work virtually impossible, I struggled horrifically so I understand your anguish. I would have taken a few weeks off sick to come to terms and deal with it on my own, but I was covering for another employee so had to stay in work which was torture. Trying to do my job plus the job of another whilst coming to terms with a new diagnosis was not easy, but I'm on the right side of it now thank god; I hope you find that right side too soon.

    Are you finding chatting on these forums any help? I found them immeasurably helpful as I was chatting to like minded people who understood my problem and who I could be 100% open with.

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