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Hergé

I finally disclosed my diagnosis to my wife and son today, three months after I received it. I've been struggling and massively overthinking how to do it. My son came back from university today, so I took the plunge while I had them together.

My son said that he wasn't even remotely surprised, his girlfriend is autistic so he recognises the behaviour, my wife said that it was just a label and that it didn't matter. 

It was a massive moment, that wasn't. I really don't think I'll make it more broadly known.

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  • I’m very pleased it went well for you Herge. It must have been a worry for you keeping it to yourself for 3 months. Am I right in assuming that you perused an assessment without disclosing it to your family members? This is something I am going through by myself at the moment.

    Well done for taking the plunge and I’m glad it went well.

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  • I’m very pleased it went well for you Herge. It must have been a worry for you keeping it to yourself for 3 months. Am I right in assuming that you perused an assessment without disclosing it to your family members? This is something I am going through by myself at the moment.

    Well done for taking the plunge and I’m glad it went well.

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  • in reply to Take5

    I've had my struggles with aspects of my mental health for decades, eventually someone asked the question whether autism was possibly behind it.

    So I've been back and forth from doctors and clinics for a very long time. So I thought I'd wait until I had my diagnosis before I said something, unfortunately the diagnosis took a whole lot longer than anticipated. So when the diagnosis came, I was fearful of sharing it, I feared rejection or feared receiving some sort of denial that I wasn't autistic.

    I'm not planning to tell anyone else outside my direct household unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to become a figure of fun or a topic of conversation.

    Good luck in your situation