Hello all, hope you're doing well!

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Joined: 25 Nov 2015
Age: 27
Posts: 6

25 Nov 2015, 5:04 pm

I've just joined and I'm hoping to find support here. I'm not sure if I am autistic or not. Right now I'm just researching as much viable, trustworthy info as I can.. I am neurodivergent but have yet to be diagnosed / diagnosed myself specifically..

Things I like: ducks, x files, warehouse 13, Fringe, Flowers for Algernon, The invisible Man (book), 100 Years in Solitude, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Mario, food, my cats, all animals in general..

The thing that makes me most hesitant about looking into Autism is my thought process of "if I am autistic, shouldn't i have been diagnosed by now??"

Thanks.. hope you are well.. nice to meet you x

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Joined: 25 Aug 2013
Age: 66
Gender: Male
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25 Nov 2015, 8:45 pm

I would not worry about a late diagnosis. It's a cliche but "better late then never" really is true. I got diagnosed at age 55 and am glad I did.

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