A few days ago I discovered I might be on the spectrum. I relate strongly to most articles, particularly those pertaining to women and every test I've taken puts me in the range, even when I change my answers to be more conservative.
I've read tons of threads and articles and yet, still uncertain, still afraid to talk about it in real life so I figured this would be a good place to start
My childhood is a checklist of almost every trait and experience of girls with aspergers but because I have hid and denied so much, and grown a lot too, I still doubt the validity. I keep going back and forth and ruminating (what's new?). I want answers but am afraid of change so am reluctant to tell my partner even though I know I should.
Me in a nutshell (if you can call paragraphs nutshells)
I'm an American living in England. I'm married with a 2 year-old (nearly 3 yikes!) but haven't accomplished anything of note in my life, not even graduating (US)HS and am currently staying at home with my daughter. It's actually been great so far because I have less stress. I think employment tends to stress me out, even when I enjoy my job. But I worry about once my daughter goes to school, what happens then?
Most people on my mom's side have mental health issues: ADD, OCD,anxiety, manic depression etc
I am pretty sure my mom has Aspergers and my grandpa most likely did too.
I am not sure where I'm going with this except to start a dialogue. I have lots of questions but they might be better asked in a different thread?
Anyway, thanks in advance to whoever reads this!