I'm 36, but I only learned about Asperger's in recent years, and now, after some experiences that I'm not going to get into caused me both to learn more about it and to take a closer look at tendencies and personality traits that I've always had, it seems hard to believe that I might not have it. Unknown to me, my mother has also learned about it fairly recently, and some conversations that we'd had led her to do some research, and she came to the same conclusion independently, which just seems to give it even more credence. Anyway, not having been familiar with it in the past, I've never been to a doctor about it, and now, I'm really starting to think that I should talk to one about it, but I'm finding that thinking about doing so creates a great deal of anxiety for me to the point that just thinking about it makes me want to freak out a little. I joined this form hoping that I might come across some people that might be able to help me wrap my head around what's been going on with me for so long that I never understood and help put me at ease about reaching out to a doctor. Thanks!
