Hi everyone, my name is Rachel, I'm 29 and married with 3 little kids. I was referred here by someone I know on another online forum so I thought I would check it out.
Just 3 days ago I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (high functioning as my Dr. put it), before then I had never considered such a thing, I knew I was "weird" as I put it, and by that I meant that I was quiet a bit different then most everyone else, and I have always held that with pride lol. I also knew I had lots of "quarks" but again, doesn't everyone? So anyway, when I was given my diagnosis, to say that it surprised me in an understatement, though thinking about it, well yeah that does make since.
So for the past 3 days I have been kind of re learning myself, it seems like so many things I do or think, I realize, or wonder "wow is that part of the Asperger's?" It's been pretty strange, almost surreal!
I'm not looking at this as a bad thing, just as very very new and pretty surprising, but I'm sure I will be able to use this to better understand myself and maybe it will be helpful to me along the way.
I will say that this comes on top of several other issues that I am dealing with and put all together I sort of feel like I'm falling through the rabbit hole, at the same appointment that I received the Asperger's diagnosis, I was also told that I have Executive Function Disorder, that also makes allot of since, and apart from that I am also dealing with an undiagnosed movement disorder, so like I said, rabbit hole!
Anyway I look forward to meeting everyone and learning just what this means for me.
Thanks for reading!
Rachel.
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Rachel <3