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Reading posts about a late diagnosis - Intended to be a light-hearted post for those aged 30+

Sporadic Sparkly

I do not wish to offend anyone below the age of thirty, but I'm aware that there are a good many members who didn't receive a diagnosis until they were middle-aged or older. It causes me some amusement when I see posts from members that I consider to be relatively young (compared to me, that is), stating that they have received a late diagnosis.

Please tell me I'm not the only person who sits there thinking, "But you are still quite young!" 

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  • I was diagnosed, privately, at 67.... and it was the best thing ever;  I'm pushing 70 now and still feel the relief.

    The NHS had given me the run-around for years, they turned me into a pill addict three times, and it wasn't even picked up when I had a break-down in middle age. I'd struggled since infancy to fit in and was always seen as 'different' - often quite cruelly.  But on the positive side, the last few years have been enlightening, so many 'situations' that had arisen across nearly seven decades have  been popping up in my mind and making sense. The question 'why' has been answered and I now understand myself so much better, but I'm probably still masking... even when I think I'm not.

    I've read many books on ASD, some helped me no-end whilst others went over the top of my head. The best things to read, for me, have been other people's stories. I'll read more when I find them.

    I am Ben

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  • I was diagnosed, privately, at 67.... and it was the best thing ever;  I'm pushing 70 now and still feel the relief.

    The NHS had given me the run-around for years, they turned me into a pill addict three times, and it wasn't even picked up when I had a break-down in middle age. I'd struggled since infancy to fit in and was always seen as 'different' - often quite cruelly.  But on the positive side, the last few years have been enlightening, so many 'situations' that had arisen across nearly seven decades have  been popping up in my mind and making sense. The question 'why' has been answered and I now understand myself so much better, but I'm probably still masking... even when I think I'm not.

    I've read many books on ASD, some helped me no-end whilst others went over the top of my head. The best things to read, for me, have been other people's stories. I'll read more when I find them.

    I am Ben

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