newly diagnosed but feel like a fraud

I was diagnosed last week after my son being diagnosed earlier this year. I didn't think there was much wrong with him as he is very similar to the way I was when I was younger.

I also have been previously diagnosed with ocd in the past and had therapy for anxiety and depression.  this is where I feel like a fraud because in the  past I pushed for the ocd diagnosis and was also asking if I was bipolar and pushing for that too. When talking about getting autism diagnosis with my husband he said he thinks I am very suggestible - like I got the idea in my head that I was and pursued the diagnosis but I'm not really. Now I'm wondering if I exaggerated in my assessment to get diagnosed. I thought I was being honest at the time though.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place I hate these forum things.

Parents
  • For anyone who wants it, 'I Think I Might Be Autistic' by Cynthia Kim contains a summary of the DSM-5 criteria, and a list of questions looking at how they might be applied to an adult.  One postitive is that DSM-5 includes sensory sensitivites as an optional criteria: for me that possibly increases my chances of being diagnosed.

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  • For anyone who wants it, 'I Think I Might Be Autistic' by Cynthia Kim contains a summary of the DSM-5 criteria, and a list of questions looking at how they might be applied to an adult.  One postitive is that DSM-5 includes sensory sensitivites as an optional criteria: for me that possibly increases my chances of being diagnosed.

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