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LivingALie
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08 Oct 2011, 6:07 pm

It has taken a lot of years to figure all of this out and I'm not sure if I am excited to "start over" and begin this journey or if I should be freaked out to face reality...

This isn't the first time I have pursued this subject. I gave up the first time after my wife accused me of looking for excuses so I didn't have to deal with things in our marriage and around the house.

I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I have a feeling within reason that I would be positively diagnosed with AS. I've taken online tests and my scores are on the high end. I've done a lot of reading about AS and I am starting to makes sense, to at least my self now.

I'll continue to browse around the forum and hopefully post more when I get more comfortable.



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08 Oct 2011, 6:21 pm

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08 Oct 2011, 6:55 pm

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09 Oct 2011, 3:48 am

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09 Oct 2011, 10:50 pm

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12 Oct 2011, 9:37 pm

Welcome to WP.

I too spent a long time trying to figure it all out, and have been accused of "looking for excuses" by a range of people including doctors after being told AS was a possibility around 4 years ago. My advice would be if you feel u need the DX then persue it, but if not then theres loads of advice and friendly aspies on here who can help you "cope".



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13 Oct 2011, 1:40 am

Well I was diagnosed today. No big surprise. Throw in some ADHD to make things more fun lol.

My life literally changed in about 15 minutes. 35 years of thinking everything was my fault gone, flushed down the toilet. I'm ready to start over with a new understanding. I know it won't be easy, but it's not all my fault. :D

This second time around looking into this before I was diagnosed my wife was literally online looking for ways to deal with this... Workbooks and all that crap. I was like whoa there slow down a little. I've been faking my way through life for 35 years I need to figure out who I am before trying to figure out how to have a relationship! She also pissed me off a little bit before being official by freaking touching me so much on purpose like I was lying lol. Not sure if this can work out for me. Today she was a little more respectful though. Hell she might not even like the real me! :evil:

The guy I'm working with is pretty awesome. He even agreed that the first thing to work on is finding out who I really am and getting my focus under control. I told him I needed to decompress from 35 years of bs and he was all like I know man, just don't do it all at once!

One day at a time is what I keep telling myself...