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Littlepixiewings

hi i`m Becky  i`m 48  i`m self identifing as having autism and ADHD

i`m having trouble getting my doctors to believe  in having  either   have other women   had this problem  i`ve  tryed 5 driffent  doctors and getting   nowhere so i`ve given up at the moment 

so i`m starting to put my own routine in place and finding it is working for me  

i have know i`m been autistic all my life and my parents refused to do any thing   so it has made life really hard 

i`m  looking to make some new friends

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I realised that I was probably autistic when I was in my mid fifties. I did online tests which gave results indicating autism and showed them to the doctor I was seeing at the time. He agreed, but advised against getting a formal diagnosis as it would just be a label, I wouldn't get any support. So I've been self discovered/self identified for almost 9 years now.

    I decided not to push for a diagnosis because I thought an assessor wouldn't see me as "autistic enough" to be given the label. I have seen people post on here that when they went for an assessment they were judged not to be autistic when they are certain that they are, and that situation can be very difficult so I decided not to put myself through the stress.

    Whether you get a formal diagnosis or not, you are welcome here.

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I realised that I was probably autistic when I was in my mid fifties. I did online tests which gave results indicating autism and showed them to the doctor I was seeing at the time. He agreed, but advised against getting a formal diagnosis as it would just be a label, I wouldn't get any support. So I've been self discovered/self identified for almost 9 years now.

    I decided not to push for a diagnosis because I thought an assessor wouldn't see me as "autistic enough" to be given the label. I have seen people post on here that when they went for an assessment they were judged not to be autistic when they are certain that they are, and that situation can be very difficult so I decided not to put myself through the stress.

    Whether you get a formal diagnosis or not, you are welcome here.

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