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wolfie_potterwho
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30 Oct 2015, 5:49 pm

Could relating better with adults than children potentially be indicative of something akin to ASD, or is this also a relatively common feature of neurotypical people?



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31 Oct 2015, 6:31 pm

Welcome!

I notice you have "Potterwho" in your screenname. You've already revealed that you're a Harry Potter fan, but is the "who" from The Who (as in "Talking about my g-g-g-generation") or from Dr. Who?



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31 Oct 2015, 6:42 pm

The 'Who' part is from Doctor Who.



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31 Oct 2015, 7:05 pm

Oh, cool. I've never watched Dr. Who, although am I a believer in time travel.



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02 Jan 2022, 5:20 pm

So I'm no longer a 13 year old girl, I'm now a 19 year old guy.

I never did get assessed- and I didn't talk to my parents about it until I was 17.

I had a GP appointment about a referral when I was 18.

I'm now waiting to hear if I'm on the adult waiting list.

While I did not have meltdowns when I was 13 and my life was veery easy, I started having mild shutdown type things when I was 14/15 and I do get meltdowns and sensory overloads now as a university student living in halls.

My university has funding for private autism assessments that I may be able to access so I'm doing to do that as I am unlikely to be assessed in the next 3 years and I need support. Luckily my university accepted my referral letter as proof so I now get autism mentoring.



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02 Jan 2022, 8:19 pm

wolfie_potterwho wrote:
So I'm no longer a 13 year old girl, I'm now a 19 year old guy.

I never did get assessed- and I didn't talk to my parents about it until I was 17.

I had a GP appointment about a referral when I was 18.

I'm now waiting to hear if I'm on the adult waiting list.

While I did not have meltdowns when I was 13 and my life was veery easy, I started having mild shutdown type things when I was 14/15 and I do get meltdowns and sensory overloads now as a university student living in halls.

My university has funding for private autism assessments that I may be able to access so I'm doing to do that as I am unlikely to be assessed in the next 3 years and I need support. Luckily my university accepted my referral letter as proof so I now get autism mentoring.


Sounds like it's taking forever to be assessed... Luckily I didn't have to wait that long for my assessment. I would have exploded.
I really hope you get the diagnosis if you want it. I find it neat that you came back after all these years.
Also, whatever that one dude said about how you are normal, ignore it. Being fascinated with autism is what I consider to be one of my autistic traits. I hope you're able to get the assessment and the answers you've been looking for.



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03 Jan 2022, 5:35 am

_cora_ wrote:
wolfie_potterwho wrote:
So I'm no longer a 13 year old girl, I'm now a 19 year old guy.

I never did get assessed- and I didn't talk to my parents about it until I was 17.

I had a GP appointment about a referral when I was 18.

I'm now waiting to hear if I'm on the adult waiting list.

While I did not have meltdowns when I was 13 and my life was veery easy, I started having mild shutdown type things when I was 14/15 and I do get meltdowns and sensory overloads now as a university student living in halls.

My university has funding for private autism assessments that I may be able to access so I'm doing to do that as I am unlikely to be assessed in the next 3 years and I need support. Luckily my university accepted my referral letter as proof so I now get autism mentoring.


Sounds like it's taking forever to be assessed... Luckily I didn't have to wait that long for my assessment. I would have exploded.
I really hope you get the diagnosis if you want it. I find it neat that you came back after all these years.
Also, whatever that one dude said about how you are normal, ignore it. Being fascinated with autism is what I consider to be one of my autistic traits. I hope you're able to get the assessment and the answers you've been looking for.



Oh yeah, I've been fascinated by autism for around a decade now! My aim is to work in healthcare for autistic people and possibly do autism research. When I initially posted here, Harry Potter was still my main special interest but that faded when I was around 14 as autism superseded it.



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03 Jan 2022, 9:03 pm

Thanks for the update. Sorry it's been rough. Glad you are continuing in your self-discovery and obtaining resources.

I only have meltdowns when stressed. Sometimes that's hardly ever and sometimes that's frequent.

I find your post timely b/c my 10 year old was not diagnosed with ASD last year b/c she was not stressed enough and/or not displaying her level of stress outwardly. As you have experienced (and I did), I anticipate her stress will increase as life demands increase. Here's hoping we can avert a tsunami.

Wishing you well as you gain more clarity.



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10 May 2022, 5:32 am

I got diagnosed with autism (level 1 support needs, although I don't hold much stock by these levels) this Saturday just gone. Glad to have the label officially now, finally.



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10 May 2022, 10:29 am

You've already been welcomed to WP, but I'll welcome you to the diagnosis! :)


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11 May 2022, 1:45 am

Sometimes I think answering questions like is this asperger's is like taking one of those quizzes and finding out that you're an introvert. Well, I already knew that I prefer reading in my bedroom to going out and partying, but now I have a name for it!

Does it change anything to say that you do--or don't--have asperger's? You will still be you, who sounds like a very nice and interesting person, either way.