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In limbo between autistic / non autistic

LostGUY

Hi all, new to this forum, I've recently been referred by my GP for an autism assessment. The more I read the more I feel I could be on the spectrum. I'm aware I could be waiting 2 or 3 years for the assessment. In the meantime I feel in limbo. I've never felt like I really fit in, not had friends for a good 25 years plus. I don't know whether I should keep pushing myself to try to overcome my difficulties in the neurotypical world or seek to limit my social interactions. 

Any advice from people who have autism or are waiting for a diagnosis would be welcome. Thanks for reading. 

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  • Welcome. I hope you find this community as helpful as i have. As other people have said you dont need to keep pushing yourself or deliberatley limit yourself, just do what you feel up to each day and dont try and do more than that. Doesnt matter what anyone else says or expects of you, all that matters is what you feel able to do

    It sounds like you could be on the spectrum, but you will probobly get to know that for sure in your mind before your assesment. The assessment is not the be all and end all.

    Its intresting you saw yourself in the Christine McGuinnes documentary, I havnt seen that but ive read a bit about her. I first started thinking of it when I started working in a school with autistic children and I noticed how like me they were 

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  • Welcome. I hope you find this community as helpful as i have. As other people have said you dont need to keep pushing yourself or deliberatley limit yourself, just do what you feel up to each day and dont try and do more than that. Doesnt matter what anyone else says or expects of you, all that matters is what you feel able to do

    It sounds like you could be on the spectrum, but you will probobly get to know that for sure in your mind before your assesment. The assessment is not the be all and end all.

    Its intresting you saw yourself in the Christine McGuinnes documentary, I havnt seen that but ive read a bit about her. I first started thinking of it when I started working in a school with autistic children and I noticed how like me they were 

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