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Currently going through autism assessment

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Hi all, im 44 years old , going through the assessment process. My son (then 6) was diagnosed last year and I started to think maybe I am too. I’ve had years of anxiety and depression. I’ve done all the questionnaires and interviews etc and just waiting for a result. I’m worried that when my mum did her interview about my childhood, there was no  ‘typical’ autism traits so I’ll not get a diagnosis even though I’m convinced I am. I honestly can’t stop thinking about it , it’s like I’ve become fixated on whether I am or not and if not then what is it kind of thing.

Not even sure what I’m asking really, suppose if anyone out there has been in a similar situation? 

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  • Bit late to the party here but for what it's worth here are my thoughts.

    I'm fully appreciating your fixation on whether you are or aren't and if not what?  That's what I'm going through at the moment. 

    I had to fill out one of those forms as part of my 40 year old daughters diagnosis.  I really struggled to recall her childhood and really struggled to stay focused on the task at hand.  I did feel I let her down because I couldn't pin point anything that looked like early signs of autism.  The only thing I noted was that she had a particular film that she watched over and over again. Everything else in her childhood seemed normal to me. (I'm now wondering if it seemed normal because it was my version of  normal so her way of being didn't seem different in any way) 

    To reassure you - and anyone else in a similar position - she did get her diagnosis.    

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  • Bit late to the party here but for what it's worth here are my thoughts.

    I'm fully appreciating your fixation on whether you are or aren't and if not what?  That's what I'm going through at the moment. 

    I had to fill out one of those forms as part of my 40 year old daughters diagnosis.  I really struggled to recall her childhood and really struggled to stay focused on the task at hand.  I did feel I let her down because I couldn't pin point anything that looked like early signs of autism.  The only thing I noted was that she had a particular film that she watched over and over again. Everything else in her childhood seemed normal to me. (I'm now wondering if it seemed normal because it was my version of  normal so her way of being didn't seem different in any way) 

    To reassure you - and anyone else in a similar position - she did get her diagnosis.    

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