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munkie
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18 Dec 2009, 9:40 pm

Erm, hello! 8O

I first heard about AS this summer and thought "that's me!!". I've been lurking around since then but after I was officially diagnosed yesterday I thought it was time to introduce myself. :roll:

I'm a 22yr old medical student from London (yes I'm going to be an Aspie doctor!)

Looking forward to getting to know you all and finding out a little more about myself in the process.


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18 Dec 2009, 9:55 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet, munkie! I think the fact you're pursuing medicine is admirable and impressive - hope to hear more from you, and how your discovery of having AS affects you both now and as time passes.


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19 Dec 2009, 5:24 am

Hello and welcome ^_^



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19 Dec 2009, 6:46 am

I'm happy to read your post because i'm considering trying to get a diagnosis but I have doubts whether I will be taken seriously by a psychologist - I got through uni ok and can appear relatively NT on the outisde (although often feel I am pretending). I'm also from the uk. Do you mind if I ask how you went about getting your diagnosis, and on what grounds did they diagnose you?

I'm new here and am finding this forum really interesting and helpful, it's great to see people who are similar to me.



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19 Dec 2009, 8:06 am

hi munkie, welcome to WP!

happy posting :)


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19 Dec 2009, 12:53 pm

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19 Dec 2009, 1:22 pm

PineappleSun wrote:
Do you mind if I ask how you went about getting your diagnosis, and on what grounds did they diagnose you?


I approached my uni GP in September and mentioned my suspicions - she agreed that I was somewhere on the spectrum and referred me to a psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist appointment was in hospital yesterday (so 3 months later). We just had a chat for a while and then he mentioned that my GP had written to him about the ASD/AS and he asked me which aspects of my behaviour correspond with my idea of AS. He was really probing with lots of "what else?" questions.

At the end of the consultation he explained that I had OCD and severe depression but AS doesn't really have any treatment options (other than support groups).

So you'd just have to weigh up whether a diagnosis would change anything for you - at least as Brits it would all be covered by the NHS so there's nothing to pay. I just feel a little less of a fraud now because there can be a lot of tension towards the self-dxed.



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19 Dec 2009, 3:35 pm

Hello Munkie, welcome, enjoy your stay on the Wrong Planet!


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20 Dec 2009, 2:23 pm

Welcome to WP!


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22 Dec 2009, 6:16 am

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22 Dec 2009, 8:49 am

Hi Munkie welcom to WP

[quote="PineappleSun"]I'm happy to read your post because i'm considering trying to get a diagnosis but I have doubts whether I will be taken seriously by a psychologist - I got through uni ok and can appear relatively NT on the outisde (although often feel I am pretending).
It's a bit the same with me but I've always felt like an outsider. I am not diagnosed but I do have aspie traits. I don't know if it would matter in finding a job or so.