Hello all,
I just received a diagnosis of ASD four days ago (I'm over 40 y/o); also, diagnosed w/ADHD. I read an e-book awhile back that made me wonder if I could, also, be on the spectrum but I wasn't sure as I hadn't yet spoke with a professional to get an official diagnosis. I didn't want to, in a parallel way, diagnose myself by reading a bunch of stuff on WebMD.
I'm not really sure that I'm feeling about my diagnosis. I'm not angry nor sad. With my diagnoses, a lot of my behavior makes tons of sense. It's just that nothing that I did was extremely pronounced nor obvious, so nobody outside of me would have suspected anything. On occasion, I would stick my foot in my mouth. I know a bunch of stuff in various areas that makes people wondering how I know about X thing. I have adjusted to change but I'm not super fond of it. I like knowing what to expect in advance (ex. asking my wife what we have going on for the weekend). When we started dating, my wife had to coach me to smile for photos; now, I can smile for photos like second nature. I get frustrated or upset when things don't go how I want them when I wish. Maybe it's been me molding myself to the world around me.
I found this website through an Internet search. I guess that I'm looking for is finding people that can help me through my journey of making sense of who I am through the lens of my diagnoses.
I just received a diagnosis of ASD four days ago (I'm over 40 y/o); also, diagnosed w/ADHD. I read an e-book awhile back that made me wonder if I could, also, be on the spectrum but I wasn't sure as I hadn't yet spoke with a professional to get an official diagnosis. I didn't want to, in a parallel way, diagnose myself by reading a bunch of stuff on WebMD.
I'm not really sure that I'm feeling about my diagnosis. I'm not angry nor sad. With my diagnoses, a lot of my behavior makes tons of sense. It's just that nothing that I did was extremely pronounced nor obvious, so nobody outside of me would have suspected anything. On occasion, I would stick my foot in my mouth. I know a bunch of stuff in various areas that makes people wondering how I know about X thing. I have adjusted to change but I'm not super fond of it. I like knowing what to expect in advance (ex. asking my wife what we have going on for the weekend). When we started dating, my wife had to coach me to smile for photos; now, I can smile for photos like second nature. I get frustrated or upset when things don't go how I want them when I wish. Maybe it's been me molding myself to the world around me.
I found this website through an Internet search. I guess that I'm looking for is finding people that can help me through my journey of making sense of who I am through the lens of my diagnoses.