Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello. As briefly explained, I am an adult woman and I have recently been diagnosed with high functioning autism commonly known as Asperger Syndrome. This is all still a bit new to me, I'm not sure how I'm supposed to react so I've been taking it steadily the past few days until my appointment with the psychiatrist to discuss this further. I have a good relationship with my care coordinator and I really wish I get to speak with her first before the psychiatrist but our scheduled appointment is next week. The psychiatrist is calling tomorrow afternoon so I'm sure I'll be okay. I just have a better working relationship with my CC because I've been speaking with her for several months now.
Okay, so I don't want to get bogged down too much in details right now because I'm not sure on them myself. It was recommended to me in my diagnosis letter that I join NAS and, well, here I am. So a few basics to introduce myself and get a better idea of what to put in my profile description.
Feel free to ask questions. I will try my best to answer honestly. It's my hope to be able to identify aspects of my own autism that I hadn't seen before. I'm trying hard not to feel too negatively about it but I'm also allowing myself to feel whatever it is I need to feel. I've cried, I've read so much online, I've followed the psychiatrists recommended links to videos and NAS, I've been gentle but firm with myself (If I'm gonna stay up all night watching seminars and TED talks and writing introductions on an autism forum then I'm doing the housework too! Quietly though, my family sleep at night).
Thanks for reading. Be Well
Hi Sembeline. Words are my 'thing' too. I am undiagnosed and was worried that not being fascinated by numbers would count against me (notice the rubbish pun!). I also enjoy reading fiction, sci-fi and fantasy mainly, as I love the escapism it gives me. Have you seen Star Trek Discovery? I really enjoyed it and thought it also worked well as a stand-alone experience. I'm old enough to remember the original episodes of Star Trek, but I kind of stopped watching the franchise with any regularity in the 80s.