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Newly diagnosed AUDHD woman aged 60!

Lizloz06

Hi 

ADHD a year ago Autism a few days ago. The only word I can come up with for how I feel is ‘nothinged’  The first words I managed to say after being given the Autism diagnosis were ‘I’ve lost so much’ other than that I don’t remember much of the journey home or anything else the Dr said. 
Im multi diagnosed M.E EDS PoTS for a long time and was diagnosed with BPD/EUPD and GAD. I challenged  the BPD at diagnosis in 2018. 
I’m wondering if there are any late diagnosed people on here like me and particularly women who may have experienced similar? I’d be very grateful to hear. Thank you 

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  • Hi  

    Welcome to the community. 

    I’m female, in my 60s, diagnosed nearly two years ago. I haven’t your other conditions but I have been diagnosed with hypermobility which has caused me to have joint problems. I have depression and anxiety, and a while back was also misdiagnosed and treated for OCD due to the clinician not recognising my autistic behaviours. Decades ago, I was treated by being prescribed a drug that was used to treat psychosis and schizophrenia, although I was never told what was meant to be wrong with me, other than my ‘thinking’ needs to change. ASD wasn’t commonly diagnosed at that time so the prescribing psychiatrist seemed to think my repetitive behaviours and negative reaction to an abusive parent were abnormal. A misdiagnosis like that wouldn’t happen today so feelings about that emerge from time to time. 

    The first thing I felt following diagnosis was relief, but other feelings, including thoughts similar to, ‘I’ve lost so much’ emerged in varying forms and intensities from time to time. “What it could have been like if …” was a recurrent theme. 

    I hope diagnosis eventually brings you to a place of acceptance and peace. 

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  • Hi  

    Welcome to the community. 

    I’m female, in my 60s, diagnosed nearly two years ago. I haven’t your other conditions but I have been diagnosed with hypermobility which has caused me to have joint problems. I have depression and anxiety, and a while back was also misdiagnosed and treated for OCD due to the clinician not recognising my autistic behaviours. Decades ago, I was treated by being prescribed a drug that was used to treat psychosis and schizophrenia, although I was never told what was meant to be wrong with me, other than my ‘thinking’ needs to change. ASD wasn’t commonly diagnosed at that time so the prescribing psychiatrist seemed to think my repetitive behaviours and negative reaction to an abusive parent were abnormal. A misdiagnosis like that wouldn’t happen today so feelings about that emerge from time to time. 

    The first thing I felt following diagnosis was relief, but other feelings, including thoughts similar to, ‘I’ve lost so much’ emerged in varying forms and intensities from time to time. “What it could have been like if …” was a recurrent theme. 

    I hope diagnosis eventually brings you to a place of acceptance and peace. 

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