Another round of testing

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I joined last fall and posted about getting a "possible Aspergers" diagnosis. A lot has happened since then. I have been sober for 19 years and recently started going back to 12 step meetings. I quit for a long time because I couldn't take the overload and was in a state of trying to hide from others my information processing problems. Well, I gave up hiding and started telling others about these issues. It has been such a relief. I have tried hiding my whole life. I didn't know how to ask for help in school, it's a wonder that I made it through at all
There is another roman in my meetings that is high functioning autistic. He also has autistic children. He agrees that I am probably on the spectrum. Actually he believes that I am on the spectrum. I told him of my frustration with my diagnosis and he gave me a number of the local medical school. I am out of funds to be tested again, so hopefully they can help me out.
I am mostly at peace with believing that I am on the spectrum, but I guess that I want the validation. I am happy that my new friend can probably help set me up with new systems to keep my life organized. I am married with 2 kids. Sensory problems are huge for me and I take risperdone for them. It's funny, they have been treating mr for symptoms of Aspergers or Autism without even knowing it.
I am encouraged with my newfound honesty and the way it has been received in my meetings. I quit my job over a year ago and now work with my wife at MY pace. It has taken this long just to begin to process my life up to that point.

Well done on rejoining the program. It's hard to ask for help, I think as Aspies it doesn't occur to us. Well at least it didn't with me. It wasn't until I became completely overwhelmed by being a parent to 2 children on the spectrum and starting a breakdown that I started asking for help, and even now I feel a sense of guilt about doing so, it takes some getting used to.