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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

  • That sounds awful.

    I don't blame you for declining the course. I desperately didn't want to go but at the time, I didn't actually have any valid reason not to go.

    Thing is, if they asked me to attend another one, I'd probably go again and this is the trade off of not informing them. I did it once, I could do it again (badly but still do it.)

    The "funniest" part was the day we did a number of detailed psychometric tests and the people holding the test couldn't understand why my results were so vastly different to the rest of the course. I had a reasonable idea but they just spent the whole day scratching their heads.

    I have a question (and today for me has been particularly bad). How many times do you re-read a work email before actually sending it?

    I spend an inordinate amount of time doing this.

    I put it down to being aware that my prose is over complicated and "flowery" as a teacher once told me when I was 7.

    I have to check and then check again and then re-check numerous times to ensure (although I'm never sure what they'll think upon receipt however many times I check) that what I have sent doesn't appear melodramatic or ridiculous, although this exercise has limited value as I can't always tell whether what I have sent is reasonable anyway.

    Thank you for taking the time to talk to me today. I appreciate it.

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  • That sounds awful.

    I don't blame you for declining the course. I desperately didn't want to go but at the time, I didn't actually have any valid reason not to go.

    Thing is, if they asked me to attend another one, I'd probably go again and this is the trade off of not informing them. I did it once, I could do it again (badly but still do it.)

    The "funniest" part was the day we did a number of detailed psychometric tests and the people holding the test couldn't understand why my results were so vastly different to the rest of the course. I had a reasonable idea but they just spent the whole day scratching their heads.

    I have a question (and today for me has been particularly bad). How many times do you re-read a work email before actually sending it?

    I spend an inordinate amount of time doing this.

    I put it down to being aware that my prose is over complicated and "flowery" as a teacher once told me when I was 7.

    I have to check and then check again and then re-check numerous times to ensure (although I'm never sure what they'll think upon receipt however many times I check) that what I have sent doesn't appear melodramatic or ridiculous, although this exercise has limited value as I can't always tell whether what I have sent is reasonable anyway.

    Thank you for taking the time to talk to me today. I appreciate it.

Children
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