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Lolarose
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07 Nov 2015, 7:25 pm

Hey everyone,
I just found out I'm an aspie (I'm 22), which wasn't too surprising bc i was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid & my little brother was diagnosed with Autism. I've also discovered that both of my parents are too! It was overwhelming at first but now I am so grateful and happy and my top special interest is ASD...anyone else found out later?? How did you deal/what did you learn?



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07 Nov 2015, 11:09 pm

I was diagnosed at age 55 and the diagnoses partially or totally explained why most things happened in my life the way they did. Finding out my traits were not character flaws but that I was born that way helped with my self image a lot.


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