[Bat_Orchid90]

Has anyone been diagnosed with Autism or perhaps Aspergers in their adult life? I have more recently been interested in getting an evaluation done but I’m not sure what to look for psychiatric wise, what are the steps, what i should know etc. i never noticed how “different “ i felt until maybe junior high? And every yr it just got more and more apparent that I function and think differently than people my own age... i am now im my 20’s and finding that while things i do work for me, I know it may not be normal so I essentially hide my “quirks” if that makes sense... but it’s just harder and harder , so I find myself becoming upset.. agitated, anxious... etc... i just want to find answers, and maybe the appropriate support or solutions ya know?
? I have a counselor but she can not evaluate/diagnose etc. and when i ask her opinion she just dances around it....i guess I just want to know what your experience has been like? Advice, etc.? Thank you!

[Travelinglady]

How about checking with the folks in the autism spectrum forum: https://psychcentralforums.com/autis...er-s-syndrome/. Maybe someone there has had a similar experience. At any rate, maybe you can read there, too, and learn some things.

[Fuzzybear]

Good post above.

[Bat_Orchid90]

Originally Posted by Travelinglady

How about checking with the folks in the autism spectrum forum: https://psychcentralforums.com/autis...er-s-syndrome/. Maybe someone there has had a similar experience. At any rate, maybe you can read there, too, and learn some things.

Thank you so much!!

[JustMeABC]

Originally Posted by pandabear0927

Has anyone been diagnosed with Autism or perhaps Aspergers in their adult life? I have more recently been interested in getting an evaluation done but I’m not sure what to look for psychiatric wise, what are the steps, what i should know etc. i never noticed how “different “ i felt until maybe junior high? And every yr it just got more and more apparent that I function and think differently than people my own age... i am now im my 20’s and finding that while things i do work for me, I know it may not be normal so I essentially hide my “quirks” if that makes sense... but it’s just harder and harder , so I find myself becoming upset.. agitated, anxious... etc... i just want to find answers, and maybe the appropriate support or solutions ya know?
? I have a counselor but she can not evaluate/diagnose etc. and when i ask her opinion she just dances around it....i guess I just want to know what your experience has been like? Advice, etc.? Thank you!

My son age 30 was just last month diagnosed ASD. He was never able to initiate any tasks. I am his father, and was the one who coordinated that evaluation. He would not have been able to find a counselor. I was just wondering, how you found a counselor? Did you do that on your own? Or did someone else help you with that process?