Have you been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, etc as an adult?

kittiej

Well I just took the test and scored 44! This is excellent for me since 4+4=8 and that's my fave number lol.

I too didn't know how to make friends etc. Now I don't need any, (and this makes me weird how?), I can occupy myself and like to spend time by myself.

I used to get comfort from being alone in my room as a child. My parents just thought I was the model child who kept out of the way. they never understood that I just couldn't mix really.

I currently get fascinated by coins. Especially the £2 & 50p ones with unusual pictures on the back.

I do now blame myself for the fact my eldest son has Aspergers he recently got very upset and when I asked him what was wrong he said "What date is it mummy?"

I asked him "What do you mean"?

"What date is it when you've got to go"? He replied.

"Do you mean when am I going to die"?

"Yes" he said.

I then had to explain that people died at different ages, bless him.

pink_numbers

"41 I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants)."

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I'm only doing a PhD in categorising stuff!!!

(I scored 43 btw)

Anyway, I was diagnosed with Dyslexia at 21, ADHD and Asperger's a few years later, and Bipolar last year.

The only advantage of knowing that you are Dyslexic/ADHD/Aspergers/Bipolar is that you then can get on with educating yourself on your condition(s). Once you are sure you got it, then you can start reading books on the subject, and find out what you can do to make things easier.

Diagnosis itself does not make your life easier. Society isn't that kind. You won't get much sympathy by going back to the people you annoyed before (because of your condition) and apologise. The people you meet aren't going to make special efforts to make things easier for you (mainly because they don't understand what they're suppose to do). Work will still expect you to work like anyone else.

The improvements only come from your own efforts, in educating yourself, educating others (which takes lots of time!), finding out coping strategies, DOING the coping strategies. Eating better, being kinder to yourself, etc. etc. BUT THEY ARE OH SO WORTH IT! my conditions aren't better, but my life is so much better.

What I'm trying to say is, if you are prepared to put all your efforts in afterwards, then yes, it is totally worth getting the diagnosis. However, you CAN do all those things without the diagnosis too, if you are really really sure. What I wouldn't do though, is to get a diagnosis when you're not prepared to make the effort afterwards as you then get stuck with a very negative label with no hope

HTH

Indie_Kid

I scored 38.

Falkirkgal

I scored 11.
My son scored 32.
My husband scored 40.

Millie2008_2

ADHD yes, don't have any other traits. PM me if you like

shegirl

Apparently it's quite common for parents or family members of kids with ASDs to have some traits themselves,without fully being Autistic or Aspergers.I read that that can often present itself to some as some form of mild personality disorder rather than just sharing some traits with their kids!

kittiej

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if things like irritable bowel/coeliac disease are concurrent with autism?

I just wondered if the two were associated.

shegirl

kittiej wrote: »

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if things like irritable bowel/coeliac disease are concurrent with autism?

I just wondered if the two were associated.

Bowel problems are quite common with autism.Most they never find a cause for though,like with my darling boy,just bowel problems with no specific cause or diagnosis

pink_numbers

kittiej wrote: »

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if things like irritable bowel/coeliac disease are concurrent with autism?

I just wondered if the two were associated.

hmmm interesting you say that. I don't know if there are any links, and I am certainly not implying such a link, but I do have asperger's and dietary problems, I can't eat gluten, nuts, red meat and processed sugar.

While on the topic of food, I decided to cut out processed sugar and preservatives from my diet, and I feel it's made my ADHD & bipolar easier to handle. Again, not implying any medical evidence, just a personal experience.

kittiej

Thanks for the replies folks

My mother has coeliac, I suffer with my 'insides' and my son gets an upset tummy if he eats too much bread - unfortunately he loves bread! He's starting to restrict his diet now as well, but I can't say anything being a veggie lol.