Hello

I am a 57 year old mother and grandmother to a daughter, who in her 30s has been diagnosed with ADHD and autism, and a grandson who is awaiting assessment.

The process of my daughter’s assessment has made me analyse my own emotions, behaviours, thoughts and personality traits. I have come to realise that it is highly probable that I am autistic too.

I have approached my doctor about an assessment, but have backed off from following it up. I don’t know whether this is because I am scared of the potential diagnosis or whether I just don’t see the point at my time of life!?

I have never joined an online group of any sort and I don’t do any sort of social media. I hate talking about myself or my feelings, and I procrastinated for months about joining this group. 

About months of thinking about it, I’ve realised that it won’t do any harm to join a group where I can gain insight into autism and how it affects our lives. A diagnosis won’t change my life, but joining a group may help.