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Autism and ADHD late diagnosis

Maggiesfarm79

Hello..  I have been diagnosed with ADHD in February, then Autism this week.  When it was just one diagnosis I felt quite relieved that I finally knew what was wrong but then they told me they suspected that I was also autistic.  This has changed things and now I feel so lost!!! has anyone else sort of hit the wall once discovering they have co-occuring ADHD and ASD?  the overwhelm and complete inabillity to regulate myself.. I dont know if I need to just take a step back or plow into the research face first??  

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  • Hi Maggiesfarm79

    I too have been diagnosed later in life, with both ADHD and ASD, and also with Tourette Syndrome. I was pushing 50 years old when I was assessed, by a service contracted to the NHS, to assess adults whose diagnoses may not have detected as children. It is quite an emotional drain and challenge, coming to terms with, and also, learning about it all. I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia too, of many years standing now, and is still a current problem for me.

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  • Hi Maggiesfarm79

    I too have been diagnosed later in life, with both ADHD and ASD, and also with Tourette Syndrome. I was pushing 50 years old when I was assessed, by a service contracted to the NHS, to assess adults whose diagnoses may not have detected as children. It is quite an emotional drain and challenge, coming to terms with, and also, learning about it all. I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia too, of many years standing now, and is still a current problem for me.

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