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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Disclosing new autism diagnosis - when? - to whom?

enigma999999999
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 7:52 pm 

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I don’t disclose unless there is a logical reason to do so. I have disclosed to my boss, co-workers and a few friends. However, I didn’t make a big deal about it. Everyone has something, so no one wants to hear a sob story. However, I might seem eccentric to some, so ASD explains this to some extent.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Better word than "Alien"

enigma999999999
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 7:43 pm 

Replies: 60
Views: 3,541
Before I was diagnosed with ASD, I described myself as an “enigma”. I don’t fit most stereotypes, so “enigma” fits.

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Just Diagnosed

enigma999999999
 Post subject: Re: Just Diagnosed
Posted: 05 Nov 2022, 12:31 pm 

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Views: 1,387
Double Retired wrote:
enigma999999999, Welcome to WP to you, also!


Thanks for the welcome!

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Just Diagnosed

enigma999999999
 Post subject: Re: Just Diagnosed
Posted: 05 Nov 2022, 11:06 am 

Replies: 12
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You sound a lot like me, except that I was 61 when I was diagnosed. I am 64 now, and have been married 32 years. I completed a Ph.D. in 2014, and had no idea that I was “mildly” autistic. I was being treated for chronic insomnia and sensory issues to light and sound, and ultimately this led to a ref...
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