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Confirmation euphoria

Wordsmith

I have been self-identifying as autistic for some considerable time now, but as of yesterday I finally had my ADOS interview. And the outcome is that they confirmed my intuitions about myself. WOOHOO!! There is something very reassuring / affirming about having a professional third party tell you that you haven't been fooling yourself (and those around you). To be honest, I was surprised by my reaction: I had assumed that because I had been comfortable with the self-identification I wouldn't have very much or a reaction at all; instead, I went for a celebratory meal culminating in chocolate eclair and fresh Scottish strawberries.

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  • I have been offline for a few days. Thanks for the good wishes.

    The formal assessment arrived today. While I certainly recognized myself in what was said, I was rather overwhelmed by quite how stark the assessment was. So, from lingering euphoria to shell shock in a matter of hours! 

  • in reply to Wordsmith

    For me, seeing it written down, it was me but it sounded much worse. It is strange to have an objective third party view of yourself, particularly when phrased in clear unambiguous language.

    It was a bit of a shock.

    You probably have the same. It somehow seems more real, but also not quite real.

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  • in reply to Wordsmith

    For me, seeing it written down, it was me but it sounded much worse. It is strange to have an objective third party view of yourself, particularly when phrased in clear unambiguous language.

    It was a bit of a shock.

    You probably have the same. It somehow seems more real, but also not quite real.

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