Recently diagnosed but not new to autism

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Hi, I'm Kim. I've been lurking in the forums for a while now. I was recently diagnosed this past June with Aspergers, at 34 years old. I knew I was an Aspie before the confirmation though.

Over the past 20 years or so I have been misdiagnosed with many different mental disorders. None of those labels fit. I won't go into all the details on those. The treatments for those disorders never worked, most made my "symptoms" worse. I've been on many different medications and been through lots of therapy to no avail.

The first part of 2012, my husband approached me and said "I think you have Aspergers". I mean, I knew I had sensory issues, I figured that out when my son was diagnosed with SPD, but Aspergers? So I started researching and the information I found told me his assumptions were correct.

In Feb. of this year I "came out" to my son's advocate when she noticed my anxiety had clearly decreased. She asked me what was different and asked was I on a new medication. I told her no, I was actually not on any medication. I told her we thought I was on the spectrum. and that we started adjusting my world like we adjusted my son's, which worked very well for me. She then helped get me in touch with a psychologist who was willing to evaluate adults and I was diagnosed. Receiving the diagnosis was a HUGE relief for me.

There is a lot more to my story, but I tend to over share and am being cautious right now.

Anyhow,I am married and have 3 children. My oldest is 15 and he is an Aspie as well. Then I have a 13 yr old son and 11 year old daughter as well.

Special interests are autism, civil rights, special education law and music lyrics. I live on the Gulf Coast in the US. I have 2 cats that I adore.

I have been a firm believer of neurodiversity ever since my son was diagnosed. I've been apart of autism forums for a long while now, but most are not really autism friendly. I find I never quite "fit in" in those forums. I am hoping to find a place to "fit in" here.

Welcome Kim.

Welcome to WP! A lot of us have been diagnosed in adulthood and it can be rather liberating! Here's hoping you can keep making positive changes in your life!

I, too, love my cat, schmuppabubba smoke. welcome to WP.

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