Introducing Myself.

Yep because it’s typing - written communication I’m fine with, it’s when face to face with people I struggle most. 

You are excellent at talking on this site. 

I’m a social disaster, so I feel your pain on this one!

I knew I was different. People told me! Haha! An outsider to a group. When I have had to be in a group I do my thing and let them do theirs! 

Due to a different upbring on a smallholding, I assumed that it was due to having a different lifestyle. My Mum is very different as well! 

Yeah sadly a lot of people dong get diagnosed when kids, I just thought I was always stressed, anxious and well weird with few friends... In the end I found out it was likely ASD, I still struggle but moving in the right direction. Sounds like you are too :)

It is only by chance that I found out that what I have been experiencing for almost all my life were shutdowns. 

I have also had gone through many burnouts and each one I found myself in a worse state then the one before. I would just quit my job and then just wait a few months or a year or two to recover (Without an income for most of the time as I couldn't face signing on). I never knew that they were called burnouts. I am still recovering from the one I had last september when I had taken a low hours part time summer job. Not quite recovered yet. 

It’d completely ok to be anxious about it, for some people to prospect of being diagnosed is daunting. I think you’ve done the right thing and it will lead to greater clarity for you further down the line.

Thanks. It took me two years to ask to be assessed as every time I went in to see the doctor to ask, I clammed up and could not ask. 

Hello :) The wait can be frustrating along with the uncertainty. For reasons I won’t go into I’ve been waiting since 2014/15 for my assessment. If you need a chat at anytime with someone who has had a similar experience, feel free to send me a message :)