Hi! I have not been formally diagnosed (how beneficial IS a Dx as an adult, anyway?), so I may not even belong here.
As a child I was precocious and ultra sensitive (emotional, energies, corduroy *shudders*).
I showed signs of ADHD-I early on in elementary school. Puberty brought anxiety & depression. I was the underachieving student who got A's or F's in school. Socially, I have always been awkward, preferring animals to people. I've never really "dated" and my few (3?) relationships were riddled with insecurity and never ended well. I have always felt that I "get away" with far less socially than my peers, who seem to be able to get away with being assertive or mad without losing friends or jobs.
I'm now the single mom of a "2e" DS9, who is my mini-me. I've been researching "2e" in order top better support my son, which led me to read the book "Disappearing Girl" by Katherine Uher. This book put a lot of things into perspective, identifying some traits that I never knew were not NT. Which means I'm doing even more research.
I am beginning to believe I may be on the spectrum, myself...?
29 Oct 2018, 1:49 pm
