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Adult diagnosis - would you tell your parents you have asperger's?
Yes 80%  80%  [ 24 ]
No 10%  10%  [ 3 ]
Insufficient data 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Don't know/Maybe 10%  10%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 30

glider18
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06 Jan 2012, 9:41 pm

Yes, I told my parents I had Asperger's right after being diagnosed as an adult. In fact, they knew beforehand I suspected I had Asperger's. As the OP suggested the telling of parents was a dilemma---it was not a dilemma for me. In fact, I have also told fellow workers and acquaintances when the proper moments come about. And I also tell people I have Asperger's that attend my dulcimer ministry concerts.


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07 Jan 2012, 2:10 am

Pretty much everyone who knows me well at all, I've already told about it. The reactions have been mostly positive, and it got my in-laws and their friends to stop hassling me.


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