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Diagnosed yesterday

Claudias

Hello I’m Claudia. 

Im 32 and had my assessment yesterday with psychiatry UK and was diagnosed. 
I’m not entirely sure what I’m feeling at the moment, I’m struggling to talk about it with friends and family. I don’t know anyone that is autistic or has gone through this so if anyone has any advice I would be grateful. 

Thank you 

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  • Hi Claudia. I never know if congratulations is the right thing to say or not, if it is congrats. I was diagnosed in Jan and I told my family and a lot of them don't speak about it with me at all. I can only suppose its because they don't want to say something wrong? Id still rather they said something than nothing. I think I have to allow for them to get used to the change as well as me. When you feel like you've been someone else for in my case 40yrs its a lot to unlearn just to be yourself. My parents did a part ADI-R part of my assessment so I had no choice but to tell them?! Every family is different. I hope you can use this forum as its really helped me over the past few weeks. I hope as and when you decide to speak to them it goes as well as it can. Joey (Mads is my cat) 

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  • Hi Claudia. I never know if congratulations is the right thing to say or not, if it is congrats. I was diagnosed in Jan and I told my family and a lot of them don't speak about it with me at all. I can only suppose its because they don't want to say something wrong? Id still rather they said something than nothing. I think I have to allow for them to get used to the change as well as me. When you feel like you've been someone else for in my case 40yrs its a lot to unlearn just to be yourself. My parents did a part ADI-R part of my assessment so I had no choice but to tell them?! Every family is different. I hope you can use this forum as its really helped me over the past few weeks. I hope as and when you decide to speak to them it goes as well as it can. Joey (Mads is my cat) 

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