Do you ever question your diagnosis?
Firemonkey I know it's normal to question, but your diagnosis seems sound based on what I know about your development and your personality. You've found the right fit, in my opinion.
I do the same with my mental illness dx. I have periods of thinking I'm not mentally ill, but just socially dysfunctional.
Same. I lose track of my trauma, depression, and anxiety disorders because I'm so accustomed to them. I can't imagine life feeling any other way, so I forget or I question the diagnoses.
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Was dxd late in life only a few years ago.. No reason to question it. Though I dont make a big deal of it (like ask for accommodation for it) either.
Someone on WP, forget who, has a quote in their signature that says "the first step in fighting an invisible monster is to throw a can of paint on it." Very apt description of getting an aspergers diagnosis. You have already fought it all of your life, but For the first time you can see the enemy and put him in your gunsights. No reason to make him invisible again.
Technically I suppose I doubt that I have exactly the right diagnosis, but there’s no question that I’m on the autism spectrum (official diagnosis is Asperger’s syndrome, but by the DSM V, I fall firmly in the class of “ASD level 2,” not level 1. My official diagnosis was probably given because I did not have a speech delay, but there’s no question to me that I’m actually in the middle, not at the “mild/high-functioning” end.).
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I'm listed on the 'World genius directory' due to my verbal ability. I got a score of 3 for social communication (classical autism level) when assessed. There's a big difference between how I was with hardly any support in Essex, and how things are now with the support I get.
Like other posters here was only experienced with most severe non verbal autistic persons in real life .
So hadn’t thought to consider myself for many years and was forceably dealt with when I did not mask around other people. So self preservation from violence was a motivator in upbringing. And dealt with as someone of slow intelligence . Even still I believe at times .. Which , have shrugged off. For no other reason than peace of mind , then
Cause I interface okay in public mostly by outward appearances . Caused me to question briefly my diagnosis , then all I have to do is go over the various symptoms list. And see how well it matches most of my daily experiences .
The incidentals in life, are overwhelming to me.
Fire monkeys writing here have often helped me in realizing that a great deal of symptoms are plainly obvious.
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