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Anyone undiagnosed but suspects they maybe Autistic but not sure?

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I am in my 40’s and female, I have a diagnosis of Dyspraxia but I feel as if I have other Neurodiversity’s as well. My family think I may be Autistic.I feel as if I have definite traits and have since childhood but I don’t  quite feel as if I fit with Neurotypical or Neurodiverse. 

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  • Me, completely overlooked at school and uni. I took an AQ-50 myself at some point in early adulthood and scored 25or 26 so just thought oh well I’m just a bit weird and thought nothing more for at least 10 years until I started seeing lots of posts on social media by autistic and adhd people that I identified with. I have a positive RAADS test alongside my borderline AQ-50. I don’t think I’d meet criteria to get an actual diagnosis or even get on the referral list because I have a very good job that I’ve been in for nearly 15 years and I’m married with a child and female. I don’t think I’ll tick the box about struggling with daily life at least not in the way the GP or assessors will interpret struggle

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  • Me, completely overlooked at school and uni. I took an AQ-50 myself at some point in early adulthood and scored 25or 26 so just thought oh well I’m just a bit weird and thought nothing more for at least 10 years until I started seeing lots of posts on social media by autistic and adhd people that I identified with. I have a positive RAADS test alongside my borderline AQ-50. I don’t think I’d meet criteria to get an actual diagnosis or even get on the referral list because I have a very good job that I’ve been in for nearly 15 years and I’m married with a child and female. I don’t think I’ll tick the box about struggling with daily life at least not in the way the GP or assessors will interpret struggle

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  • in reply to GuybrushThreepwood
    GuybrushThreepwood said:
    I don’t think I’d meet criteria to get an actual diagnosis or even get on the referral list because I have a very good job that I’ve been in for nearly 15 years and I’m married with a child and female. I don’t think I’ll tick the box about struggling with daily life at least not in the way the GP or assessors will interpret struggle

    I thought this as well. And yet I walked into the room for my in-person appointment and my assessor knew within a few minutes, telling me in the feedback appointment that I had "absolutely textbook presentation" for a late-diagnosed and high-masking woman.

    Self-diagnosis is enough, though! I know that even getting as far as an assessment can be a real trial- my first attempt went so badly that I didn't try again for years- so I can totally understand why you have doubts about that stage. As long as you know for yourself, that's what matters.