Recently Diagnosed

A subsection for those who have recently been diagnosed would be useful. I personally went through confusion and in all honesty, am receiving absolutely no useful help via the nas. Perhaps a section like this would help people understand what the NAS can, and can not, help with as well as people being able to teach peopel coping mechanisms.

Parents
  • Growing up with undiagnosed AS is an awful experience. I think that, in an ideal world, no child should have to go through that experience. I was once told that I was an 'obnoxious girl' by a lady at a checkout because I was throwing a tantrum-I was a teenager at the time. My dad reiterated the lady's comments back at home and comments like that have a lasting impact, they make you feel messed up and horrid

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  • Growing up with undiagnosed AS is an awful experience. I think that, in an ideal world, no child should have to go through that experience. I was once told that I was an 'obnoxious girl' by a lady at a checkout because I was throwing a tantrum-I was a teenager at the time. My dad reiterated the lady's comments back at home and comments like that have a lasting impact, they make you feel messed up and horrid

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