Published on 12, July, 2020
Can I start again, on here?
Nearly wrote a massive long blurb explaining all my thoughts and things, but then thought no stop. Its time to stop posting and deleting, keep it short.
The short version:
50 something female. Asked for referral for assessment, got it, now decided against it for various reasons. So much on here is relatable though and I do have few questions I'd like to ask.
Edit to add: I've emailed the autism service and asked them to remove me from their waiting list, if I change my mind I could maybe take the private route but I'm almost certain now that I no longer need any of that. If it was a case of having a scan or a blood test then yes I'd go for it like a shot but forms/questionnaires/assessments, no thanks to that.
Thank you, and although I've ditched/shelved the assessment I do feel quite at home here x.
I’m sure the combined knowledge on here can support you with a whole load of aspects of being fantastically autistic. X
Thanks L82T, I thought it was something I needed to do too but now I'm much less sure it fits so I've decided to back out of the assessment and concentrate on being 'me', see how I get on with that and of course avoiding all those forms is a huge bonus.
Whayhey...something I said makes sense and a lot of sense, hmmm maybe this isn't such a bad place to hang around in for a while. Thanks Number.
I’m also a 50 something person too. I was diagnosed last year. I needed to do it, but if it’s not the right thing for you, that’s cool. There were ALOT of forms!
Hello.
50 something male thinks that 50 something female makes a lot of sense. You are not alone in your thinking. Ask, and you shall be answered.
Happy Sunday.
Number.
Thanks, writing it all down does help but then it leaves me feeling like I've shared too much which I don't like. Perhaps I should start journaling but then I'd never be bothered to write anything in it, LOL.
Thanks, can't be bothered to think on a Sunday. I'll wait a while.
Of course you can, I'm not late diagnosed myself but lots of folks on the forum are, I'm sure a few of them will be happy to answer some questions.And don't be afraid of being judged for writing longer posts, loads of us do it, actually there is a name for it, it's called infodumping. :)
Ask away.