I have just had a diagnosis and feel quite confused

Hello

I feel guilty writing this as the posts I have seen relate to parents very concerned about children and by comparison my worries are very small.  I feel a bit lost though with a recent diagnosis.  I have seen a psychiatrist for some time and have a diagnosis of a psychiatirc disorder.  The time before last I saw my psychiatrist he said I am also on the autistic spectrum.  I saw him again last week and argued with him about it but he pointed out my difficuties with relationships, black/white thinking, dislike of change, poor eye contact etc.  I am now thinking maybe he is right. Outwardly my life is successful - I have a good job etc - but it is a huge struggle.  I am finding it very hard to  get my head round this though and feel like I have become a lesser person or inferior.  It seems to be a label which is all negative and which you can't recover from.  Like I say, I appreciate my problems are very mild but I would love to hear from someone in a similar position.  Now he has said it about me I can see it in one of my children and my grandfather.  Thank you

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  • Hi Sam,

    Firstly welcome to the forums.

    Secondly, "lesser person"?! From the sound of it you're at the higher-functioning or Asperger's end of the spectrum, and, as an Aspie myself, I say "What rubbish!" - sure one will never 'recover from it', but why would one want to!?

    Being a high-functioning autistic is a positive, not a negative! The only negatives are caused by all the unthinking, uncaring, neurotypicals that we're surrounded by! And I would much rather be the person I am than a neurotypical.

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  • Hi Sam,

    Firstly welcome to the forums.

    Secondly, "lesser person"?! From the sound of it you're at the higher-functioning or Asperger's end of the spectrum, and, as an Aspie myself, I say "What rubbish!" - sure one will never 'recover from it', but why would one want to!?

    Being a high-functioning autistic is a positive, not a negative! The only negatives are caused by all the unthinking, uncaring, neurotypicals that we're surrounded by! And I would much rather be the person I am than a neurotypical.

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