Am new to diagnosis of asd

[Cocoacupid]

I have had a very difficult time figuring out who I am being given wrong diagnosis over the years and now finally finding out I’m on the spectrum gives me a lot of clarity. Just want to know really how other ppl felt when they were first diagnosed and how it helped you in your adult life really . I’m a 38 year old female.

[Across_My_Shelves]

Similar story to mine, so I feel you. Diagnosed a few years ago with ADHD and then this year with autism, at age 34. With so little local support, you end up feeling on your own and not sure what to do next. I've found that getting into the online social community can be nice, but there's also a lot of drama sometimes, which can be tiring. I guess the whole thing is tiring really. But I'm very glad to have the diagnosis - it helps to look back and know things happened for a reason, and you weren't to blame or broken. I hope you're finding ways to learn more about yourself and be kinder to yourself because of it.

[Gillyflower18]

It explained so many things for me. I’ve always had difficulty with social situations. I manage but am never comfortable. Always an outsider looking thru the glass. I have a lot of interests that are unusual and it’s hard to find people in this day and age that know much about them. Always been a loner who prefers quiet. I also have mdd, gad and cptsd which hasn’t helped the asd. The biggest thing I’ve learned is I’m not inferior but have a brain that works differently. I’m learning to accept it and go with it.

[Cocoacupid]

thanks guys don’t know how to get diagnosed with adhd as I’m not sure if I have that as well as severely impulsive and also spontaneous as well I know I get extreme anxiety but if there is something I really want in life I get it as I stays in my mind till I have it then end up feeling guilty. I always worry what other people think of me and I know I shouldn’t but I do I also find it hard to say no to ppl and feel like I have to say yes when really I don’t want to do something but I then worry what they think of me and then I only focus on the fact I’m only half there as I feel like I’ve let others down because I felt I had to say yes to others . I realize now I have lost friends because I felt like my job etc is important to me because I have let family friends down because I then end of doing a shift when I didn’t want to really be there as I felt torn .