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Dino
over 2 years ago

Hi all.

 Sorry, I posted this in the wrong section previously, so you might have seen this before Slight smile

I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hi and I am planning on using this to interact a little and read the viewpoints of other like minded individuals.

I do not have a formal diagnosis yet, but I was assessed last week (at 37 years old), so I am waiting on the results of that. I think it will be a relief to receive a confirmation of what I believe is ASD; and to provide some reassurance that i'm not just awkward and 'unusual' for no reason.

As with a lot of others I have got pretty good at masking it, but having discovered the forum today it will be nice to be able to interact with others like myself and I have already read several posts that have answered some questions I have had as I await my assessment result.

I probably won't be the most active with posts, but I will be reading them all and it will be nice to 'meet' some of you. I don't think I've ever posted on a forum before but this one seems important to me.

I am planning on doing a post about my journey to getting an assessment as I think that's where a lot of the questions lie and it may be useful to someone. I live in the North West of England, so it might be useful to somebody wondering about the wait times etc in specific areas.

Thanks for reading and I hope you are all having a good day.

D

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  • over 2 years ago

    I get that for me masking was self defense due to seeing how people treated other Autistics at school I knew I was at least similar as the only people I ever made freinds with were at least autistic or ADHD. I didn't get assed until I was 25 I'm 29 good luck with the assessment. I waited about 5 years for mine but that was during the pandemic which slowed the process IM ASD too ADHD and Dyspraxic. 

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  • over 2 years ago

    I get that for me masking was self defense due to seeing how people treated other Autistics at school I knew I was at least similar as the only people I ever made freinds with were at least autistic or ADHD. I didn't get assed until I was 25 I'm 29 good luck with the assessment. I waited about 5 years for mine but that was during the pandemic which slowed the process IM ASD too ADHD and Dyspraxic. 

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