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Husband struggling with probable Neurodiversity

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My husband is in his early 50’s.  Since our Son was diagnosed with Autism he has realised he is probably Autistic or Neurodiverse too. I believe it’s effecting his mental health but he won’t get assessed for it as I believe he thinks it means there is something wrong with him and he’s family with think that too and maybe treat him even less well than they do now. Anyone been through similar or can offer any advice to him or me?

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    Your husband might find the advice here helpful in deciding whether or not to seek a diagnosis:

    NAS - Deciding whether to seek an autism assessment

    (The above article includes discussion of the merits of self-identification vs formal diagnosis, and concerns about potential stigma).

    NAS - Signs that a child or adult may be autistic

    It's worth keeping in mind that, if a diagnosis would be helpful for your husband (for example, in easing access to reasonable adjustments in the workplace), he would not need to share the information with anyone unless he decided to - including members of his wider family.

    There's also some potentially useful information here about some of the mental health difficulties that can often be comorbid with autism, along with related advice - which might be of help to him if, as you suspect, he's struggling with mental health issues:

    NAS - Mental health and wellbeing

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    Your husband might find the advice here helpful in deciding whether or not to seek a diagnosis:

    NAS - Deciding whether to seek an autism assessment

    (The above article includes discussion of the merits of self-identification vs formal diagnosis, and concerns about potential stigma).

    NAS - Signs that a child or adult may be autistic

    It's worth keeping in mind that, if a diagnosis would be helpful for your husband (for example, in easing access to reasonable adjustments in the workplace), he would not need to share the information with anyone unless he decided to - including members of his wider family.

    There's also some potentially useful information here about some of the mental health difficulties that can often be comorbid with autism, along with related advice - which might be of help to him if, as you suspect, he's struggling with mental health issues:

    NAS - Mental health and wellbeing

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