Published on 12, July, 2020
I just got an email to say "you do meet the criteria for Autism Spectrum Condition". I am so happy and relieved, this question has been hanging over me for so long and I am really glad to know that my instincts were right after all. I will be much more confident inside now and I am happy that I will be able to tell people, knowing that I'm not making it up, if I get into a tricky situation. Thank you to everyone in this community for all the interesting discussions, it made it much easier to cope with the wait after my referral. :)
Oddly, 'happy' wasn't my reaction, but hey, we're all different. 'Oh, *^&%' was more like it. I needed to know and uncertainty means you can't plan; but I also had a whole 'it would have been good to know that in the 1980s when I was in my 20s' thing going on. But you can't do anything without certainty and it's good, and positive, to hear your reaction.
I am only 21 so the whole "I wish I'd got diagnosed sooner" thing is less applicable. And I strongly suspected it before. So I'm happy I was correct, but ngl my emotions are still swinging wildly.
Thank you :)
Just wishing you well with it.