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late diagnosis

  1. G

    Late diagnosed

    Hi all I am a 49 year old man, who was diagnosed with Aspergers, now called autism, when I was 48. So I have had a little more than a year to get used to this diagnosis. It has clarified some things in my life, while others are still some I explore and adjust my life to.
  2. L

    New to the site

    Hello, I already thought way too long on what to name this thread (as well as my account name). I'm a late diagnosed high functioning autistic, and for the last year I've been reading up more about the spectrum and peoples' experiences being on it. What I've read is extremely relatable. The...
  3. Chameleon In Recovery

    Late/missed diagnosis- Identity Crisis ( Hi )

    Hi Everyone, I’m new here & am really happy to find a group to connect in that isn’t Facebook or Twitter. Social media tends to get too overwhelming for me. I usually stay off of it for 60-80% of the year. I just turned 32 and have had quite a dark ride in this lifetime. I have been...
  4. G

    Unofficial Autism Tests

    A couple of days ago I was contacted via my Claritas email, by a Catholic mother asking for prayers for her adult son, whom she says she suspects might be Autistic. I mentioned to her that there does exist these unofficial tests which she could share with her son if he’s open to that; and just...
  5. Amy Stone

    Just Found Out at Age 44

    Hello Everyone, My name is Amy and I am recently self-diagnosed with Asperger's at the ripe ol' age of 44! I decided to research and put myself through a battery of tests after I read about some of the symptoms online that matched my own. My son also exhibits the same symptoms and he, too...
  6. Anaaewp

    Childhood memories and being autistic

    I was talking to my therapist about how I only noticed I was different when I was a teenager, and as a child I was pretty normal and played a lot with other kids, etc. But I asked my parents and they said I was always playing alone. Then we found these old home videos and, sure enough, I was...
  7. savi83

    Should I get a formal diagnosis?

    Hi everybody, Should I seek a formal diagnosis for my Asperger's? When I was 19 years old my college lecturer took me to one side, said that he believed that I had Asperger's and asked if I wanted to get a formal assessment. That evening I spoke to my parents who told me that it had been...
  8. B

    Hi

    At the risk of boring you with my life story, I won't. But I am nearly 40 and have become pretty certain over the past 7ish days, after a lot of research online, remembering incidents from my past, looking at how I am now and how I have been historically that I feature on the spectrum. Aspie and...
  9. I

    Struggles following late diagnosis

    Hello to anyone who might be reading this, I was privately diagnosed with autism a few days shy of my 43rd birthday, about 3 months ago. And if I care to admit it, I was scared they might say I wasn't. However, the official diagnosis has thrown me out of myself. And I am really struggling. I...
  10. Ladybird2013

    I think I’m autistic...

    Hello! This is my first post on this forum, so I am a bit nervous, and I’m sorry if I don’t do this “right.” I recently watched a video by a woman with Asperger’s syndrome, and all of a sudden, it was like a shroud was lifted from my head. She talked about masking, and how pervasive it is...
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    • aspie woman aspie women awaiting diagnosis introduce myself ; seeking diagnosis at middle age late diagnosis
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  11. G

    Initially diagnosed with ADHD, then diagnosed with delayed development

    What wasn't really fair to me when I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 19 is that is the age where you are really ripe for attempting Life independence and I feel like I didn't even get a chance to. People didn't even let me try and slapped a label on me and told me I couldn't do it because "the...
  12. Greyh0und

    I'm bad at titles

    Hello everyone! Y'all can call me Grey until I work up the courage to give out my real name. I'm 17 years old and have been recently 'diagnosed' at a therapy session. I've been researching since, and have ended up here, hoping that this may be an easier way to find what I'm looking for! As a...
  13. Onna

    Sensory overload

    Being diagnosed made me more aware of issues that I wouldn’t have previously recognised. I’ve noticed that sometimes when I felt overwhelmed, I generally didn’t realise that it may be due to sensory overload. For instance I could be wearing clothes that are too itchy or too tight, and the...
    • Onna
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    • asperger female diagnosis late diagnosis sensory
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    • Category: General
  14. Lily Muffet

    Aspies with EDS in Belgium

    Hello! I have recently been diagnosed with Asperger's at the grand old age of 46 (2 years ago). I also have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) as well as a few other things to add to the mix. I discovered a strong link between these conditions when researching muscle problems in EDS, which led to...
    • Lily Muffet
    • Thread
    • adult asperger's diagnosis aspergers autism belgium eds ehlers-danlos syndrome expats female asperger's female aspie late diagnosis
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  15. Jharbour

    New here

    Hello, I’m Jesse from Washington state I’m 27 and in the process of diagnosis for aspergers . I’ve been going to counseling trying to figure out why I’ve had such a hard time just coping with life, and not feeling normal. I’d been diagnosed with depression and anxiety but I had the suspicion...
    • Jharbour
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    • asperger syndrome awaiting diagnosis late diagnosis new member
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  16. aquariuskevin

    Hello I am kevin from portsmouth uk .I am 54 only diagnose just over a year ago as autistic .

    I believe autism has been the causes of a lot of problems in my life from my relationships to me know longer having any contact with my family ,problems in work places ,socialising and mixing with others,education and issues to do with marital side of life.depression,anxiety,my ability to...
  17. Lady Penelope

    Thinking I've found my people...

    Ummm..hello? I've recently concluded I have aspergers. I wasn't sure at first cos i read mainly the male attributes. Then i researched asperger adult women and ... wow. It was like an autobiography. Effing scary but comforting simultaneously. Now i know why i am the way i am...but what to...
  18. notoriousmeh

    23 year old female, new diagnosis & unrealized social deficits due to previous substance abuse

    Hi all! My name is MB and I am a 23-year-old student in my second year of a Master's in Social Work program (not the status quo, I realize). I began going through the formal process of diagnosis with a psychologist who specializes in Asperger's (or ASD now) after being referred to the...
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    • adult diagnosis alcohol anorexia drugs female aspie late diagnosis panic attacks social conformity social experiment
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    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  19. T

    New: late diagnosis at 62.

    Hi all. Just joined, after recently being diagnosed with Asperger's. I just had one of those light bulb moments, triggered by an off-hand remark on a radio program, combined with further off-hand remarks from a couple of friends, and I suddenly understood. I managed to get a fairly quick...
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