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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.

Parents

  • Hi Peachi,

    I had exactly the same thought. That I should perhaps take off a week or two to digest it all and come to terms with things and in an ideal world, I think that would be the best thing for me and all around me.

    However, I work in a very traditional financial services firm in the City and my Department is truly under the cosh at the present time. As Head of that Department, to disappear without giving a real reason would sit badly with the rest of the Board and would also I accept be appalling leadership.

    Most of me doesn't actually care about the effect on others (as you know) but I just can't drop out right now.

    The acceptance of mental disorders or illness here is very much '1970's" in outlook. I have two staff off with depression. One is in a very bad way and our COO remarked to me that she should just pull herself together. And he's not the only one to harbour these views.

    As you can imagine, those sort of attitudes are why I am not clamouring to tell them about my diagnosis.

    To answer your question, these forums have been a big help so far.

    My wife is tremendously supportive but she can't see it through the eyes of someone with Asperger's however hard she tries.

    This place helps.

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  • Hi Peachi,

    I had exactly the same thought. That I should perhaps take off a week or two to digest it all and come to terms with things and in an ideal world, I think that would be the best thing for me and all around me.

    However, I work in a very traditional financial services firm in the City and my Department is truly under the cosh at the present time. As Head of that Department, to disappear without giving a real reason would sit badly with the rest of the Board and would also I accept be appalling leadership.

    Most of me doesn't actually care about the effect on others (as you know) but I just can't drop out right now.

    The acceptance of mental disorders or illness here is very much '1970's" in outlook. I have two staff off with depression. One is in a very bad way and our COO remarked to me that she should just pull herself together. And he's not the only one to harbour these views.

    As you can imagine, those sort of attitudes are why I am not clamouring to tell them about my diagnosis.

    To answer your question, these forums have been a big help so far.

    My wife is tremendously supportive but she can't see it through the eyes of someone with Asperger's however hard she tries.

    This place helps.

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