I'm new to this.

Hi Paige,

Welcome to the site. I got diagnosed with Shizo-Affective-Personality-Disorder when I was twelve, which was not so befitting, then referred for Aspergers Syndrome and diagnosed with ASD in 2015, when I was 44. It took me a bit of getting used to, and this site has been particularly useful in coming to terms with things. I hope you find it useful too, and that you enjoy makimg contact with others here also.

One thing I have really enjoyed here - is the wierdness of the 'I know exactly what you mean' aspect of discussion, and actually feeling 'individually' normal - ish.

Hi Deepthought, 

I was also diagnosed with Schizophrenia (or psychosis) at a younger age before being diagnosed autistic. The diagnoses, however, are being very mistaken because apparently Schizophrenia is a symptom of autism; which from a family-friend who works in a Ban 6 in mental health says otherwise: my life and my diagnoses are extremely confusing and it's yet still difficult to take in what I (actually) have got. 

Since then, my family (mostly my mother) has come to the suspicion I have BPD or some form of bipolar disorder, which in theory, I do suspect myself I have and the consultants never diagnosed me.

This site, of which I've known for ages, has come to me as 'feeling normal' associating myself with others - that's one thing I cannot do, at all! I do enjoy getting responses and logging in to look at the amount of people who are in same or similar positions to me. 

Hi Deepthought, 

I was also diagnosed with Schizophrenia (or psychosis) at a younger age before being diagnosed autistic. The diagnoses, however, are being very mistaken because apparently Schizophrenia is a symptom of autism; which from a family-friend who works in a Ban 6 in mental health says otherwise: my life and my diagnoses are extremely confusing and it's yet still difficult to take in what I (actually) have got. 

Since then, my family (mostly my mother) has come to the suspicion I have BPD or some form of bipolar disorder, which in theory, I do suspect myself I have and the consultants never diagnosed me.

This site, of which I've known for ages, has come to me as 'feeling normal' associating myself with others - that's one thing I cannot do, at all! I do enjoy getting responses and logging in to look at the amount of people who are in same or similar positions to me.