Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone, I’ve just found and joined this forum and wish I’d done so earlier to find some people to relate to.
I applied last May 2022 for an appointment and finally got a date to meet with a psychologist in a couple of weeks’ time, which I’m quite excited about as it may explain many aspects of my life thus far (I’m a 48 year old guy) but concerned about what would happen if they do/don’t give me a diagnosis.
I’ve been feeling incredibly depressed recently which has led to me going off in search of this diagnosis, and it would be interesting to know how people have felt after receiving their report, whether they have or haven’t been diagnosed. Anger? Justification? Relief? Sadness? Please let me know as it feels like my life is on hold at the moment.
TIA
Rich
You'll quickly find out the world continues to revolve the same as before, after all we are not the centre of the universe.
As well as there is no help for adult autistics, GPs would happily sticker you with mentally unsound stamp, and pump up with pills, nothing more.
Pills are bad for us in majority of cases
Reasonable adjustments is the only actual benefit we can get, it depends though on your workplace, to many ableists in charge and you should rather stay quiet than mention diagnosis
But then there is fun in putting the pieces of the past in a new light of diagnosis together, and chatting with other autistic about all the crazy/insane/superinteresting/unimaginable stuff that we do/imagine/experience now and then