Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I’m 48 m was diagnosed with ASD in August this year, also have Bipolar, EUPD, OCD anxiety etc.
Had v long stint in hospital with MH
No friends to speak of ( is that unusual??)
Not sure were to get post diagnosis support.
Love fantasy fiction, sci-fi, Harry Potter - anything in different world(s)
Feels like I’m an imposter with Autism diagnosis, make sense?
Thank you very much, invaluable information. Very easy to look back & think what if the diagnosis was made earlier. I think that would be counterproductive & look to the future in establishing the right connections.
Thanks again.
Hi Asgoodasitgets,
Welcome to the club. I hope one scoot around this sight will enable you to see you will have a lot in common with us and are not an imposter. If you still feel one, try the Purple Ella you tube video on the topic. Lots of people who are late diagnosed go through that feeling.
As for the post-diagnostic support, this maybe a post code lottery. There's not enough of it about to be sure. However, MIND adult autism services run courses for the newly diagnosed in our area, other areas might have a local branch of the NAS or another autism charity. You could also ask your GP for a social prescriber. These are people who bridge the medical and social services in the widest possible sense; they work with everyone from local churches to charities to council services to social clubs. They might be able to point you to the right places for you to get out and about and meet some people with shared interests.
Whatever happens with the rest of your mental health, I'd make sure they hold your autism at the heart of all they do. It does affect the way in which we can respond to drugs and to talking therapies.
Hi
Has your mental health issues been diagnosed, and did you get them all at the same time or just taken a number of years, i have been trying to get help for my mental health and keep getting dissmissed saying i just have Autism which didnt feel right for me now i have just been diagnosed with BPD but i feel i have OCD and also a dissociation disorder but not diagnosed, i was thikning weather its a good route to go down to get all my disorders acually diagnosed and was also wondering if the feeling of having these disorders helped
Hello hope you’re well
Hii!
Thanks
:0)))
Not too bad & you?
Hello NAS, nice to meet you. Thanks & hope you are well. Good to know someone can relate.
Hi, I love Harry Potter as well
How you getting on? I notice this is thread is a few months old but I am in a simular boat and would love to hear from you.
Hello from Warrington. Good Luck, yes feeling like an Autism Imposter is one that I can relate to.
Thank you
Hello Asgoodasitgets, welcome to the online community. You may find the following page on our website useful:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/post-diagnosis-support
Best wishes,
Anna Mod
Welcome.
Asgoodasitgets said:Love fantasy fiction, sci-fi, Harry Potter - anything in different world(s)
More book lovers! Great!
I feel something has changed. Thank you.
Thanks. Looking forward to that.
Welcome. You're not an imposter. If anything, you're now the real you.
Welcome, there's lots of great people here to get to know.