Hi everyone, my name is Michael, and I am 29 years old. I have recently began the diagnosis proceedings for ASD, and would like to learn from people on this forum, to help me cope with some very difficult aspects of my life, which have got me at rock bottom, and caused my first relationship to end :(
I also hope to contribute back whatever I can, and am very pleased to be here, and moving towards a happy future :)
Hello Micki82,
I haven't got much to add regarding medication but I wanted to say hello as I am 27 and am currently going through the diagnosis process.
Looking back now I can see how massively my life has been effected by my condition. I can see that It was the reason several relationships failed and why although I am intelligent and can learn things very quickly, my work life has been stressfull to say the least. The only way I can work is for myself, but as I am sure you can appriciate thats a hard task having an ASD.
Find out that I was quite likely to have an ASD was a mixed bag of feelings. Its explains so much and it is nice to know that there is a reason for why I am who I am. At the same time it is a bit depressing as It kind of hammers home that I cant survive on my own.
Having this new knowledge of myself and being diagnosed has given me the green light to say yes, I need help and theres nothing wrong with that. Overall I am pleased to be on the Spectrum, It's given me a small sense of superiority over the Neuronormals! I dont fall for advertising, trends or fads and as a whole we are a much more intelligent bunch! Although please don't ask me do any maths 
Hello Micki82,
I haven't got much to add regarding medication but I wanted to say hello as I am 27 and am currently going through the diagnosis process.
Looking back now I can see how massively my life has been effected by my condition. I can see that It was the reason several relationships failed and why although I am intelligent and can learn things very quickly, my work life has been stressfull to say the least. The only way I can work is for myself, but as I am sure you can appriciate thats a hard task having an ASD.
Find out that I was quite likely to have an ASD was a mixed bag of feelings. Its explains so much and it is nice to know that there is a reason for why I am who I am. At the same time it is a bit depressing as It kind of hammers home that I cant survive on my own.
Having this new knowledge of myself and being diagnosed has given me the green light to say yes, I need help and theres nothing wrong with that. Overall I am pleased to be on the Spectrum, It's given me a small sense of superiority over the Neuronormals! I dont fall for advertising, trends or fads and as a whole we are a much more intelligent bunch! Although please don't ask me do any maths
