Hello Wrong Planet, decided to stop lurking and join in

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Joined: 16 Apr 2012
Age: 46
Gender: Female
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25 May 2012, 2:20 pm

Hello

Decided it was time I stopped lurking and said hello I'm currently trying to build up the courage and work out how to approach my GP about pursuing a diagnosis as I've reached a point in my life where I kind of need confirmation which might help me learn some better coping skills.

I'm 32, female, and have one teenage son. He is now of an age where my differences are apparent to him and he wants to have his friends round and I don't want him to feel embarrassed by me (more so than teenagers usually are by their parents anyway) and it's really hard not to freak out and hide when people (i.e. his friends) come round unexpectedly.

I also work as a manager (systems) and I'm getting fed up of keeping moving jobs every year or so when I feel the urge to run away from my colleagues. I am also studying part time for a degree which I'm hopefully finishing this June. I didn't really cope well with school when I was younger but distance learning suits me much better, although again, my issues are becoming really apparent when I have to go in and do a presentation or exam or something (I really can't do presentations!)

Anyway, I guess that is enough for now, to explain why I am here and so on, and I hope I'll be able to join in the other discussion forums - hello

LogiXYZ
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25 May 2012, 3:46 pm

Lurking? Sounds more like you were stalking :wink: :wink: :wink:

I'm 31 and got the diagnosis about 6 months ago and that has really helped. So from that perspective alone I'd recommend it, but it was difficult for me to get the diagnosis. Having been diagnoses with depressions before ... I really had to push and push to get it, because they all just said it was depression.

What I found was that the better you are at fitting in (imitating NTs) the less likely you'll get THE diagnosis if any at all. What I ended up doing was reading up on AS, so I knew what they would be asking and then I also reverted my mindset to when I was a kid. So when he asked me a question I had learned to compensate for, I'd answer it like I hadn't.

I'm not sure it helps, but felt like sharing

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25 May 2012, 7:34 pm

Hi ClumsyNinja! Welcome to Wrong Planet! Check out the many interesting and helpful forums here. You are among friends here at WP!

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