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Hi guys new here

Elfilis

Hi guys. I’ve just joined the forums as I have been diagnosed with autism very recently and was advised to come here so I’m getting to know my way around the site. Not gonna lie I’m very nervous haha. 

Little bit about me. I have a huge interest in video games (mainly Nintendo), I also like to make random crafty things, listen to music and spend time in quiet outdoor spaces and listen to the sounds of nature. 

Hope to chat again soon! 

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  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    Aww I’m so sorry to hear that you got bullied too. I’ve been bullied since I was like a toddler but secondary school was so much worse. I’ve never really been able to connect with people and I find I have a stronger connection with fictional characters more than anything, it’s like they are my friends and I can just go into my little world and be the me I really want to me. Kinda like in Kirby and the forgotten land. Ironically I named myself after the boss who “grants the powers” lol. Well as long as you are happy here then that’s all good, I mean finding out I had autism wasn’t really a surprise for me it just answered a question I needed answering but there is no cure for it, it’s just a label more than anything. I seemed to show quite a few traits of autism in my mid teen years but I always thought that was due to the bullying but again even if I wasn’t bullied, I’d probably still struggle but maybe not as much. This could be a sign of ptsd though so I’m looking into emdr as well. I hope we can chat again soon x 

  • in reply to Elfilis

    Actually not. I have my therapy and my therapist issued a paper where he wrote he suspects me autistic,  I'm gonna have some consultation soon with a psychiatrist and I don't know how it goes further. I'm not in UK so there may be differences in approach. I was misdiagnosed earlier with tourette (stims and tics in stressful situations were taken for tourette) later a team of neurologists in specialised clinics told me it was not tourette but I have sensory differences. That's all they say it was almost 20 years ago. At age 35 I accidentally found out about autism and surprised how much the icd11 criteria describe my problems and reasons for being bullied, abused and isolated my whole life. As for now the only thing I have is suspicion and some tests rests that point out to autism. Even if I never get officially diagnosed due to obstacles,  I will stay here. I found here some pen palls and I kinda feel fit here because of the similar issues I share with many others here. Knowing that I'm not the only one "alien" in thus world is very important.