Not getting anywhere with tests to see if I have asd or not
Parents
Former Member
Female ASD sufferers are harder to spot than males and it's also rarer so that is one possible explanation why nobody has spotted it before.
ASD is a fairly benign thing to have. It doesn't progress and, in fact, the more you learn about it and understand how to live with it the better. Over time, you may start to think , "oh that is just my ASD" so I will have to do this in this sitation. Sometimes this will be to grin and bear something. It may be that you are in a group situation and finding it confusing and hard work so you can learn to single out a single person to deal with and effectively break up the group a little bit.
it is possible that the ASD is the root cause of all of your other anxieties, depression and behavioural problems. Once you start to understand how to tackle this you may find that a lot of your other issues melt away. :-)
I expect catering could be a good job for you as I expect you are very conscientious about the rules of hygiene and about doing things correctly. There are common ASD traits to prefer routine and to follow the rules correctly. Being on the spectrum isn't all bad, there are recognised strengths to the condition and ASD people can make very good employees.
Female ASD sufferers are harder to spot than males and it's also rarer so that is one possible explanation why nobody has spotted it before.
ASD is a fairly benign thing to have. It doesn't progress and, in fact, the more you learn about it and understand how to live with it the better. Over time, you may start to think , "oh that is just my ASD" so I will have to do this in this sitation. Sometimes this will be to grin and bear something. It may be that you are in a group situation and finding it confusing and hard work so you can learn to single out a single person to deal with and effectively break up the group a little bit.
it is possible that the ASD is the root cause of all of your other anxieties, depression and behavioural problems. Once you start to understand how to tackle this you may find that a lot of your other issues melt away. :-)
I expect catering could be a good job for you as I expect you are very conscientious about the rules of hygiene and about doing things correctly. There are common ASD traits to prefer routine and to follow the rules correctly. Being on the spectrum isn't all bad, there are recognised strengths to the condition and ASD people can make very good employees.
