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Joined: 10 Sep 2011
Age: 57
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11 Sep 2011, 9:58 pm

Hello I am new here. I am 42 years old and I believe undiagnosed aspergers. I have 3 children. One 22 year-old daughter which is NT, one 20 year old daughter who was diagnosed with ADHD in the 4th grade but later found to have aspergers at age 16. I also have an 18 year old son that was diagnosed with mild to moderate autism at age 4. I have not been diagnosed with aspergers, but over the years of learning from my children I strongly suspect I have aspergers as do many other friends and family members, and my doctor, although I have not gone through the procedure to actually be diagnosed. At the very least, I have MANY of the characteristics. I have struggled throughout life with relationships, jobs and in school. I dropped out of school in the 11th grade and never went back, this being one of my biggest regrets. Now I sit back and i watch my daughter struggle the same as I did with many of the same problems and its heartbreaking. My son, although life is a struggle, seems to be doing quite well. He is due to graduate highschool this next june and we are all very excited.

Looking forward to my membership here.

peterd
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12 Sep 2011, 3:55 am

Welcome aboard.

It's my suspicion that the trend towards avoiding diagnosis among adult autistics helps maintain the societal blind spot - that autism is a disability for children, and undiagnosed adults are a fairy tale. Because the stats show so few adults, noone cares about working towards ways to make life better for us.

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