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krismorris2019

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

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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.
 
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