Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I'm new here.
I'm currently in talks with my doctors regarding an official Autism diagnosis. This is going to be a fairly late diagnosis as I am 33 years old, female, issues have been flagged my entire life in school and my teenage years, but this was put down to me being "Shy".
I've been researching Autism/ADHD for the past 3 years, I have been diagnosed with Anxiety, depression and PTSD, but always felt as though there was another puzzle piece missing.
My symptoms have gotten much worse in the past 2 years as I've become a Mum during that time- and have faced myself having shutdowns at home, and after I have returned from work. This is an ongoing thing for me, and it's quite overwhelming!
I feel like I am pretending to be somebody else when I'm around other people/ in different situations.
I think a diagnosis would help me come to terms with who I think I am, and move forwards from there.
I'm not looking for any questions to be answered at this stage, rather just reaching out to the community here to say "Hi" . It's time for me to start making a conscious effort with connecting to people who are like me.
Thank you for reading!
Charli
Hello Charli, welcome to the community :)