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[krismorris2019]

Hi! I’m new to the forum. I’m a retired 63 year old woman. My journey to self-diagnosis began last December when my 28 year-old son told me he thought he might be autistic. After a bunch of research, I decided not only was he right, but, according to online RAADS-2 and Asperger’s quiz I had a 100% likelihood of both ASD and Asperger’s. Official diagnosis for either of us is impossible because of cost and the fact that we live in rural Arizona. I’m not sure what I’m looking for from this site. I may end up deciding this isn’t for me, then again I might find I like being in contact with people that are my kind of weird (I’ve always felt like I was weird compared to other “normal” people.)

 

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[Rodafina]

Hello and welcome @krismorris2019. I hope that you have a good experience here for no matter how long you stay.

Let us know if you need any help figuring out just what the site has to offer.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

Welcome!

 

[Rocco]

Welcome aboard

Getting an official diagnosis as an adult does not do much other than confirm a suspicion you had. For level one asd or Asperger’s there is not much that changes, not many (or any) programs to help us. None that I am aware of anyway.
A diagnosis is good in that it can answer a lot of introspective concerns you might have. When I got mine it was a relief to finally know, and is key to understanding myself and my past.

 

[krismorris2019]

Welcome aboard

Getting an official diagnosis as an adult does not do much other than confirm a suspicion you had. For level one asd or Asperger’s there is not much that changes, not many (or any) programs to help us. None that I am aware of anyway.
A diagnosis is good in that it can answer a lot of introspective concerns you might have. When I got mine it was a relief to finally know, and is key to understanding myself and my past.

Thanks! What you said wbout diagnosis helps. I’ll pass that aling to my son as well.

 

[Shevek]

Hi! I’m new to the forum. I’m a retired 63 year old woman. My journey to self-diagnosis began last December when my 28 year-old son told me he thought he might be autistic. After a bunch of research, I decided not only was he right, but, according to online RAADS-2 and Asperger’s quiz I had a 100% likelihood of both ASD and Asperger’s. Official diagnosis for either of us is impossible because of cost and the fact that we live in rural Arizona. I’m not sure what I’m looking for from this site. I may end up deciding this isn’t for me, then again I might find I like being in contact with people that are my kind of weird (I’ve always felt like I was weird compared to other “normal” people.)

When I read about Asperger's, there was suddenly no doubt about why my mother and I were eccentric. She just thought she was the most sensible of her friends, and avoided any questions about her quirks. The news was too late to let her change her life, but I hope it brought some comfort for my sister. I'm amazed that nobody had even mentioned AS to me in 15 years of looking for answers to our family histories, but no professional has questioned the diagnosis since.

 

[stevens]

Official diagnosis for either of us is impossible because of cost and the fact that we live in rural Arizona.

There is a good resource in the Phoenix AZ area that may be of help in identifying resources. It is the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (autismcenter.org). They were of help to me.

 

[Coxhere]

I infer from having read your, "I'm new to the forum," that you are the type of woman who doesn't make snap decisions and that you want to have some information and, perhaps even an intuitive sense, before you make up your mind about things. My attitudes, values, and beliefs fit well with what I sense about you from having read your "hello."