Re:It all made sense when we found out we were autistic
by roryrjb on Monday March 26, 2018 @12:49PM
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Yeah true. I guess it's a wide spectrum, and it depends on what effect the condition has. I guess I mainly said that with regard to more milder symptoms, where that person would be fine but are in a sense held back by the diagnosis.
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Re:It all made sense when we found out we were autistic
by mercer on Monday March 26, 2018 @12:54PM
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That I completely agree with. After being diagnosed, for quite a bit of time I could not think of anything else, felt more anxious and weird, and tried even harder to 'hide' my quirks.
Over time I realized a lot of those quirks are not so weird, or at least not weirder than those of 'normal' people.
In fact, this is one reason why, as I understand it, adult aspies are sometimes warned that they might not want a proper diagnosis, as it can have a severe negative effect (even if just self-worth), and there's not much that can be done to 'solve' the problem.