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Diagnosed at 50 and struggling to find any positives after a lifetime of negative experiences and perceptions of autism!

Ilovetea88

Hi all, I had an ASD assessment after my children were diagnosed at 14 and 22. Then a realisation that my late Mum was probably undiagnosed herself. The diagnosis does explain a lot through my life, mainly struggling with maintaining friendships and communicating socially. I chose to have the assessment but I found the process hard. It was like I was listening all my character flaws which highlighted everything. I found the whole face to face part a little humiliating and it really affected me afterwards. It's only been 4 months since my diagnosis and not sure how to feel and who to tell. I have a job, a family. I don't share a lot of my struggles so I don't know where to start. Does anyone have a similar experience? 

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  • Hi and welcome Hugging great username BTW.

     I’ve been diagnosed with autism and ADHD, it’s been about a year. My main areas of struggle are communicating socially and maintaining friendships too.

    I honestly don’t know what I would’ve done without my therapist, like you i didn’t share my struggles with anyone so talking has been a slow process but it’s helped tremendously.

    Its a lot to have to process so don’t be too hard on yourself, take things slowly and find people who understand the experience, you’ve already found this place but what about some in person groups locally, maybe?

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  • Hi and welcome Hugging great username BTW.

     I’ve been diagnosed with autism and ADHD, it’s been about a year. My main areas of struggle are communicating socially and maintaining friendships too.

    I honestly don’t know what I would’ve done without my therapist, like you i didn’t share my struggles with anyone so talking has been a slow process but it’s helped tremendously.

    Its a lot to have to process so don’t be too hard on yourself, take things slowly and find people who understand the experience, you’ve already found this place but what about some in person groups locally, maybe?

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