Published on 12, July, 2020
Morning everyone
I wanted to introduce myself - my names Paul and a few days ago my partner shared an article with me that shed a whole new light on my life up to this point. It was an article about relationships and people with Asperger's. Everything in it, down to the smallest detail resonated with me. It was my lived experience of with friends, family and partners written down by someone else. It was genuinely mind-blowing.
I'm not sure where to go from here, but I wanted to reach out to a community and hopefully get some guidance from the materials online and peoples lived experiences. I'm happy, this is slightly scary but also incredibly liberating. It's like a light has been switched on.
Hope everyone has a good Sunday
Hi Paul!
I’m 37 and just found out too! It’s great here on the forum, lots of us going through similar experiences and feelings.
A friend of my partner’s gave us a book to read and it’s really really good it’s called The Complete Guide to Asperger’s by Tony Attwood. Well worth a read, you can usually get it from the library too.
Thank you for the recommendation! It's surreal finding out later in life isn't it
It’s been a whirlwind!! I’m confused and in a weird place in my head. Just trying to make sense of things, get a clear picture of things in my mind.
Are you interested in getting diagnosed, or just finding more info for now?
Just finding out more for now I think. I want to understand things a bit more before I go down the GP route