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I'm 51 and was diagnosed with level 2 ASD in February (although I've suspected I had Aspergers for years). I don't normally use social media channels, but as the only post-diagnosis support the NHS offered me was a link to this website... here I am. Has anyone else found that rather than their diagnosis providing clarity and understanding of why they're like they are (as my GP suggested), they instead feel much worse than before? Mainly I feel anger - that none of the mental health professionals who saw me in my teens did their job properly. If I'd been correctly diagnosed then (rather than with clinical depression and anxiety), how different might my life have been? Anyway, hello everyone (sorry, should have said that first), hopefully at least I'll encounter some people who understand what it's like here.

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  • Hello,

    I wanted to say that you are most certainly not alone by feeling a negative shift. I am 25 and have been in some form of therapeutic support since at least 7. Despite me being very articulate about my feelings/ experiences and thoughts it has taken me repeating myself like a broken record in distress for one individual to suggest I may be suffering with undiagnosed neurodivergence. A whole year later I have had the Autism confirmed, but am still waiting to hear about the ADHD (will be shocked if it’s not there too). When I was simply emailed a 21 page document confirming my Autism, I felt very weird and somewhat dissociative. I am struggling to accept feelings around so many people failing me and everything being so backwards. I feel completely isolated but have been working really hard to be the change needed by studying to specialise in neurodivergent support.

    Keep your chin up and look for one small thing each day that is positive until you feel the negativity ease, I am glad you finally have the answer to some of your life long struggles <3

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  • Hello,

    I wanted to say that you are most certainly not alone by feeling a negative shift. I am 25 and have been in some form of therapeutic support since at least 7. Despite me being very articulate about my feelings/ experiences and thoughts it has taken me repeating myself like a broken record in distress for one individual to suggest I may be suffering with undiagnosed neurodivergence. A whole year later I have had the Autism confirmed, but am still waiting to hear about the ADHD (will be shocked if it’s not there too). When I was simply emailed a 21 page document confirming my Autism, I felt very weird and somewhat dissociative. I am struggling to accept feelings around so many people failing me and everything being so backwards. I feel completely isolated but have been working really hard to be the change needed by studying to specialise in neurodivergent support.

    Keep your chin up and look for one small thing each day that is positive until you feel the negativity ease, I am glad you finally have the answer to some of your life long struggles <3

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