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Howly parkner

_simmy_

Sorry for the weird title, it’s from my favourite tv show Stath Let’s Flats and I like to use the phrases from it when I can! I’m a 42 year old woman and waiting for autism and adhd assessments. Things are starting to make sense after 42 years of feeling different, being called weird and not understanding why I found many things a lot more difficult than other people,  although I’m still getting my head around lots which is why I’m here.

Quick question: did you request adjustments/support in work, study etc before diagnosis? 

Finding it difficult to tell people about waiting for assessment and potential/likely audhd diagnoses as I feel like many people are dismissive of this, especially in women and especially pre diagnosis.

Anyway, hi and sorry for such a long intro. 

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  • Hello there simmy! Welcome to the forum.

    In my case, I did not request accommodations in the workplace before diagnosis because I didn’t learn until after I was diagnosed with Autism that I could even do that lol. It could be tricky, but not impossible, to get an employer to allow for adjustments based on a hunch that you have Autism/ADHD. I imagine that since you are a woman, it’s probably even more difficult, unfortunately. However, not impossible!

    Do you have a timeline on when the assessment is going to take place?

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  • Hello there simmy! Welcome to the forum.

    In my case, I did not request accommodations in the workplace before diagnosis because I didn’t learn until after I was diagnosed with Autism that I could even do that lol. It could be tricky, but not impossible, to get an employer to allow for adjustments based on a hunch that you have Autism/ADHD. I imagine that since you are a woman, it’s probably even more difficult, unfortunately. However, not impossible!

    Do you have a timeline on when the assessment is going to take place?

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