QxV
Well-Known Member
I am 25 and am in the process of getting an Aspergers diagnosis from a specialist. Two other clinical workers not specializing in Aspergers say that they would support the diagnosis, and suspect I might have it.
I think an official diagnosis would feel like a huge weight off my shoulders. I'm already starting to understand why I've never had any close friends, why I always feel like an observer in a group, and why it's so difficult to understand what people are doing, but not saying.
I've never suspected Aspergers till now, because I was depressed and suicidal for many years as a teenager, and thought I had some sort of mood disorder. Recently, however, I just started graduate school (I'm doing my Ph.D in social psychology - the irony is not lost on me), and it's felt like my life has been split into two. I love doing research, and everything about my career, but all my relationships either stay stagnant at the "acquaintance" stage, or collapse entirely. A counselor I saw mentioned off-hand that I think differently from most people (needing structure, and expressing my feelings differently), and that's when I thought about Aspergers.
Anyway, I hope I haven't been that boring! If you've made it this far, thanks!
QxV
I think an official diagnosis would feel like a huge weight off my shoulders. I'm already starting to understand why I've never had any close friends, why I always feel like an observer in a group, and why it's so difficult to understand what people are doing, but not saying.
I've never suspected Aspergers till now, because I was depressed and suicidal for many years as a teenager, and thought I had some sort of mood disorder. Recently, however, I just started graduate school (I'm doing my Ph.D in social psychology - the irony is not lost on me), and it's felt like my life has been split into two. I love doing research, and everything about my career, but all my relationships either stay stagnant at the "acquaintance" stage, or collapse entirely. A counselor I saw mentioned off-hand that I think differently from most people (needing structure, and expressing my feelings differently), and that's when I thought about Aspergers.
Anyway, I hope I haven't been that boring! If you've made it this far, thanks!
QxV
