Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
this is my first post on here. I Had the ADOS and psychiatric assessment this morning and was told that I have ASD/Aspergers, which I have suspected for a while.
part of me is frustrated that I wasn’t diagnosed as a child (I’m 37 now) and that I missed all the early intervention stuff.
part of me is relieved as it explains so much of how my life has been and the difficulties I have had. I guess now I know for definite what the issue is I can try to manage symptoms. I’ve been working through a social skills book the last few months which has helped so much. I really wish that I’d had that book 30 years ago, a step by step guide to social interaction, it would’ve saved me a lot of rejection.
mainly I’m feeling numb and not sure how I should feel.
Anyone else freshly diagnosed or awaiting diagnosis out there?
Hi there, I'm female, late 50s, diagnosed nearly 4 weeks ago with ASD so fairly fresh. Used to teach interpersonal communication skills years ago (oh, the irony!).
I'm reading Living Well on the Spectrum by Valerie Gaus at the moment. It's an excellent account of how things work differently if you are ASD and she suggests ways you can change your environment, adapt and accept. Best of all this workbook uses a strengths model identifying ways in which ASD can actually enhance life.
Hi Sunflower, How're you feeling about your diagnosis? Have you found that your background of teaching interpersonal skills has helped you with your Aspergers? May have helped mask it too I guess?
Sounds like you found a good book, I might have a look at it a some point. In what ways do you feel that it's helped you? I'm focusing on the social skills training books and online coaching at the moment as it makes me feel more validated as a person.