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mic91

Hi all! I'm thinking to ask for an assessment for Asperger's, but it's scarring me a little and Iwould like some tips for people that went trough this process. I always been an isolated child and always felt different from other child with different interest. now I'm 25, I'm getting better in taliking to people, in communication, but relationship are getting really bad and meltdowns are always more. 

Thanks for any help! 

  • "It marks me out as 'different'". I don't mind being different - it's who I am and have always been, but now I suspect there's a reason for it rather than just being a little odd.

    I've just been referred by my GP and I'm told that I've been accepted for diagnosis and the initial contact letter from the local Trust is in the post.  How do I know?  It was in reply to an email I sent to the ASD secretary, attaching a 2 page precis of my 'Things that make it possible that I've got Aspergers' document.  The full thing is 24 pages long and still growing - it took one friend 2 hours to read through it when it was only 15 pages long...

    I've found it rather fascinating writing the document, looking back at my past. So often I've found myself thinking "ah, that's why I behaved that way on that occassion". 

    Would having known earlier in life changed what I've done?  Probably.  Would it have made my life better?  No idea, and there's nothing I can do about the past now, apart from maybe explaining to people why I reacted as I did.