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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by craig9@lemm.ee to c/autismplace@lemmy.autism.place

Tomorrow morning is part 2 (of 2) of my diagnosis. I am 42 now. I am pretty sure myself that I am autistic, I have not found a better explanation for my life being the "shape" that it is.

I would be gutted if a professional decided that I do not belong here though. Fingers crossed that I have guessed right, and that the doc see me as I am, not just my mask.

(Apologies for crosspost. Did not realise this community existed until after posting at autism@lemmy.world)

Edit: just to follow up on this. I have just been diagnosed with Autism. I am extremely relieved. He was very casual about it, and very supportive. We also talked a lot about PDA, he said that describes a lot of my work and life challenges. I'm seeing him again in about 10 days where hopefully he can give me a bit of advice about what to do with this info. Thanks to all of you that commented.

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[-] maryXann@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 1 month ago

Good luck! Please tell us how it went, I hopefully will reach the same point as you at some point so your experience interests me.

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