Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi. Newbie here. Although I haven't been diagnosed, I and my wife think I meet all the symptoms. I'm unsure about getting a diagnosis, I'm 47.
Thanks
Brian
I'm 56 and mid-diagnosis (split over 2 x 3 hour sessions). Both my wife and I think we're both "on the spectrum" and tests such as the AQ50 also point that way. My wife can't see how a formal diagnosis would help her, but I swayed the other way. It will, hopefully, confirm the suspicions that many problems I've had through life have a cause, rather than me just being rude, abrupt, annoying, irritating and eccentric. It will allow me to explain to colleagues at work why I sound so abrupt on the phone (I want to get down to business, not make chit-chat). I crave knowledge. In times of personal or family crisis, my solution is to seek information on the problem. When our first daughter had severe problems during birth, I needed to know all the causes and possible outcomes so I could make informed decisions. One doctor said he found my reaction unusual - to parse every thing through intellect rather than emotion.We're both quite high-functioning, have daughters, hold down jobs (in my case I had many short-lived jobs until I got to 29 and found a company who tolerate me and value my skills), so at the moment neither of us would be in need of extra help or assistance - as there is much help that I have found on this and other forums (or should that be fora?) such as Aspergers UK on Facebook. But to me, 'just knowing' will be the biggest assistance.