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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 Becky.

    I'm really glad you're here - honestly. Forty-eight years of knowing something's up, and no one's listened? That's exhausting. And yeah, you're not alone. Loads of women - especially our age - get brushed off by doctors. They say "you don't look autistic," or "you're too articulate," or just... nothing at all. Like we're supposed to perform it for them.

    Five doctors? That's not giving up - that's surviving. And putting your own routine together? That's brilliant. You're already doing what most people never manage: listening to yourself.

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  • Hi Becky.

    I'm really glad you're here - honestly. Forty-eight years of knowing something's up, and no one's listened? That's exhausting. And yeah, you're not alone. Loads of women - especially our age - get brushed off by doctors. They say "you don't look autistic," or "you're too articulate," or just... nothing at all. Like we're supposed to perform it for them.

    Five doctors? That's not giving up - that's surviving. And putting your own routine together? That's brilliant. You're already doing what most people never manage: listening to yourself.

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