RainbowLady
New Member
Hi All,
Just joined up. I'm 26 and have just received a preliminary diagnosis of autism. While I have many family members with autism, including my father, I never really considered it as applicable to me. I'm not handling it overly well. I'm a solicitor and have four degrees, but I practise in a particularly niche field that allows plenty of leeway for "eccentric types".
Up until this year I dealt with being different by pretending I wasn't and stubbornly forcing my way through and working on creating the perfect facade of normality. The facade started crumbling when I moved from junior roles into a full solicitor role and began needing to spend a lot more face time in meetings etc. I've been told frequently, especially as a child, that I probably had both ADHD and autism. I went to a psychiatrist to be assessed for ADHD only and walked out with a preliminary diagnosis for both.
Receiving this diagnosis wasn't exactly a relief, more deep horror after spending so much time trying to not be my father's daughter here I am in the exact same position as him. I thought a good first step was spending some time among others experiencing this and we'll see how we go.
So, hi everyone, *waves and runs away rapidly*
RL
Just joined up. I'm 26 and have just received a preliminary diagnosis of autism. While I have many family members with autism, including my father, I never really considered it as applicable to me. I'm not handling it overly well. I'm a solicitor and have four degrees, but I practise in a particularly niche field that allows plenty of leeway for "eccentric types".
Up until this year I dealt with being different by pretending I wasn't and stubbornly forcing my way through and working on creating the perfect facade of normality. The facade started crumbling when I moved from junior roles into a full solicitor role and began needing to spend a lot more face time in meetings etc. I've been told frequently, especially as a child, that I probably had both ADHD and autism. I went to a psychiatrist to be assessed for ADHD only and walked out with a preliminary diagnosis for both.
Receiving this diagnosis wasn't exactly a relief, more deep horror after spending so much time trying to not be my father's daughter here I am in the exact same position as him. I thought a good first step was spending some time among others experiencing this and we'll see how we go.
So, hi everyone, *waves and runs away rapidly*
RL
