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Diagnosed a year ago and still coming to terms with it

Roguelife
over 3 years ago

Hi all,

I'm a 33 year old male diagnosed with autism and ADHD last year. It was recommended I seek a diagnosis after years of very severe mental health issues and, lo and behold, turns out I am indeed on the spectrum. I still don't know what to make of it but as time goes on I realise I can attribute more and more of my challenges and eccentricities to this, and it might help to reach out to others like myself. I've always been friends with autistic people but I'm not yet ready to tell people I know about my diagnosis (with a couple of exceptions).

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hello Slight smile I was diagnosed this year (41/male)

    I (think) I know and have known a lot of autistic people.

    I think back on the number of times I have said things like "Yes - I met this guy with obvious ASD - they're just so easy to talk to"
    And feeling the relief of not having to 'put on the show' (IE turn all the social skills up to maximum) because they are actually going to get what I'm talking about...
    And (hilariously, I suppose) still not believing for a second that it could be because I was the same... LOL

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hello Slight smile I was diagnosed this year (41/male)

    I (think) I know and have known a lot of autistic people.

    I think back on the number of times I have said things like "Yes - I met this guy with obvious ASD - they're just so easy to talk to"
    And feeling the relief of not having to 'put on the show' (IE turn all the social skills up to maximum) because they are actually going to get what I'm talking about...
    And (hilariously, I suppose) still not believing for a second that it could be because I was the same... LOL

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