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I got the diagnosis - now what???

Kool_kat

So I got told today i fit the profile and I am autistic (and possibly ADHD). Im not shocked and expected it but still so odd hearing someone say it. 

Ive spent all afternoon wondering if I somehow tricked her and its a mistake. 

I also dont understand how I didnt see it earlier (ive had training on ASD as part of my job).

What do I do now? Im not ready to tell anyone yet. The woman said she'd report to my GP giving recommendations for support and that i should make an appointment. 

Am I supposed to somehow unmask? How do I even do that? 

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  • It is exactly this that brought me here today. Had my diagnosis about few weeks ago, hadn’t even considered it a possibility until about 18 months ago. I was a teacher for 25 years, had lots of ASD training, plus my son who is now 19 had his diagnosis at around 6yrs. From what I’ve read it’s not unusual to mask for decades and perimenopause flips things on their head but I honestly had no clue, Now I’m questioning everything and feel like I’m losing my mind a bit,

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  • It is exactly this that brought me here today. Had my diagnosis about few weeks ago, hadn’t even considered it a possibility until about 18 months ago. I was a teacher for 25 years, had lots of ASD training, plus my son who is now 19 had his diagnosis at around 6yrs. From what I’ve read it’s not unusual to mask for decades and perimenopause flips things on their head but I honestly had no clue, Now I’m questioning everything and feel like I’m losing my mind a bit,

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