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Self Discovery?

CanadianGirl

Hi there. For those of you who have been officially diagnosed, how long did you spend in the "self discovery / research phase" before approaching your doctor?

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  • Hi CanadaGirl,

    I'm still going through it. Only received my diagnosis a week ago, but the process has been going on for about twelve months. I had half the assessment last year and then there was a hiatus due to the pandemic. I had the second half of the assessment in March. I didn't think much about it until I got the diagnosis - but since, I've been oscillating between:

    I don't believe in Autism. I don't believe them, anyway. I'm a fraud.

    and

    I'm autistic, woohoo! Autism is a superpower. If only I'd known decades ago. 

    It's a confusing time for sure.

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  • Hi CanadaGirl,

    I'm still going through it. Only received my diagnosis a week ago, but the process has been going on for about twelve months. I had half the assessment last year and then there was a hiatus due to the pandemic. I had the second half of the assessment in March. I didn't think much about it until I got the diagnosis - but since, I've been oscillating between:

    I don't believe in Autism. I don't believe them, anyway. I'm a fraud.

    and

    I'm autistic, woohoo! Autism is a superpower. If only I'd known decades ago. 

    It's a confusing time for sure.

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