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Confused about adult diagnosis

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Any one know if it's possible to suffer from Aspergers even if you have no problem (i.e. are good at) with the following: conversion, joking around, banter, sarcasm. I have no overiliteralness problems etc and have always considered myself quite empathic.

I do however score 32 or the typical Aspergers test and suffer particularly with rumination. I have also been formally diagnosed, however I found the (NHS) diagnosis process both inadequate and shoddy.

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  • Self esteem is a central problem that I believe many people suffer from. NTs as well as AS people. NTs have a hierarchy they need to fit into and those lower in the "pecking order" may have low self esteem. This can lead to relationship problems, which again everyone has - just look at the divorce rate. 

    Being an Aspie is just about having different perceptions and thinking processes. In itself it's not a disability - it only becomes a problem if that difference causes too much anxiety.

    I don't have self esteem issues because I know I'm not a bad person, in fact I'm very empathetic. My "difference" makes me a valued employee due to my attention to detail and creative thinking. I try not to worry much about what most other people think - only the opinion of my partner and my best friend are important to me. 

    I like who I am.

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  • Self esteem is a central problem that I believe many people suffer from. NTs as well as AS people. NTs have a hierarchy they need to fit into and those lower in the "pecking order" may have low self esteem. This can lead to relationship problems, which again everyone has - just look at the divorce rate. 

    Being an Aspie is just about having different perceptions and thinking processes. In itself it's not a disability - it only becomes a problem if that difference causes too much anxiety.

    I don't have self esteem issues because I know I'm not a bad person, in fact I'm very empathetic. My "difference" makes me a valued employee due to my attention to detail and creative thinking. I try not to worry much about what most other people think - only the opinion of my partner and my best friend are important to me. 

    I like who I am.

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