Newb... undiagnosed. Curious and wanted to say hi!

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Hi...

I'm new here. I have been researching Aspergers for the last month or two, and I am convinced. I've never identified with anything so much in my life. I'm on my way to a diagnosis, which will be difficult, given that I am a woman and also very, VERY good at acting NT outside the home. I was diagnosed as AD/HD with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when I was 17 and Social Anxiety Disorder with panic attacks when I was 26. But now, as an adult, I'm not so certain I have AD/HD. Everything I'm reading about AS and ASC relates directly to how I behaved as a child/adolescent and how I am now as an adult. I'm kind of in shock that I wasn't diagnosed sooner.

I'm scared that I have AS, but I'm relieved to know I might belong somewhere... that there are people out there that are like me. Lol... all of those arguments with my partner about being "rude" make sense now. No friends, socially inept, difficulty learning, inability to keep eye contact, "meltdowns", need for social isolation after immersion... I could go on and on.

I took the tests on the forum. My results are in my signature.

Thanks for reading and thanks for being here! I finally feel like I belong somewhere!

Elizabeth

Welcome, elizabethangeles. You're among friends here. I'm in the market for a 2nd diagnosis myself.

Welcome!

Looking back, I'm baffled why I wasn't diagnosed sooner too... Better late than never I suppose!

ADHD and GAD (along with Chronic Depression) are frequent comorbids with High Functioning Autism, so it's entirely possible to have all three. Or four.


Welcome aboard!

Well, I had no idea. Interestingly, I was diagnosed with MDD the same time as GAD and ADHD (MDD is resolved now. But I do go through depressive states and am on an anti-anxiety/anti-depressant... sooooo...). It's all making sense now...

And thanks everybody. You have no idea how good it feels to finally feel like I am "normal". This is my normal. And I'm not weird. I am so glad I found you guys.

I'm still tumbling through a bit of a depressed state...disbelief...anger, etc. Rolling through the cycle of grief, I suppose. Any advice or resources anyone has would be a great comfort. I'll peruse the forums for info as well.

I finally found my planet...lol.

Thanks again.

Hi elizabethangeles,

Welcome to WP

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome!

Welcome elizabethangeles.

Misdiagnoses for ASD are actually quite common, so no surprise there to me at least.

You're amongst friends here!

Welcome

Don't worry, being an Aspie isn't necessarily a bad thing. There are of course pros and cons, but many here will agree that finding out was a relief, and many are proud.