Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
My name is Amanda and I am 19 years old. I am currently on a waiting list for the autism team to be officially diagnosed - they think I have Aspergers Syndrome. After reading more into Aspergers the more I feel I have it. I have always felt different and struggled with things (yet was unable to put my finger on). As a child I struggled to make friends and maintain eye contact (and still do) as well as other issues, hence I saw psychologists etc. but my parents were reluctant for me to be labelled, hence this is why I believe they never picked up my Aspergers.
Hi Amanda,
I'm 29 and only recently diagnosed having like you, struggled through life. For me it didn't cause a lot of problems growing up, I started to have real difficulties when transitioning into and throughout adult life.
Have you tried taking either of the following tests?
Autism Quotient 50 - aspergerstest.net/.../
Empathy Quotient - psychology-tools.com/.../