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  • UnicornKitty@lemmy.worldOPMtoWomen with Autism@lemmy.worldFinally!
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    11 months ago

    Indeed I am in the US. In 2016, I went to the only person within 100 miles who could diagnose and she only did kids. She did not help. So last year I wanted to try again and she was still the only one we could find. I was on a wait list for a year.

    This time she didn’t give me the RAADS test. She asked me a bunch of questions relating to adults. I still had to do the pattern recognition test but no numbers this time. I had to wait a month to get the results. My husband was there to help fill in the behavioral side, as I didn’t know until he told me that a lot of the stuff I do is related to autism.

    In the middle of all this I discovered that the Easter Seals have the ability as well because someone my husband knows got hers through them.

    Honestly it’s worth the stress and anxiety of the wait from second test to the results. I can now be confident that I am the way I am for a reason.

    If you have more specific questions let me know!






  • UnicornKitty@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    11 months ago

    I would say no. Lots of the super smart people become eccentric. I suspect any smarter and they’d just end up flat crazy. Dealing with being the only one in the room who understands what you’re saying can be lonely.

    I’m working with a group of people, some 10 years younger than me, who don’t really understand technology. It feels weird.



  • UnicornKitty@lemmy.worldtoAutism@lemmy.worldAny Parents Here?
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    11 months ago

    When I had kids, autism was still for boys. I think I’m in a minority though because I wanted kids a lot. So I see them as independent extensions of myself. I didn’t get the socialization issues with them, and would make a point to bring at least one kid when they got older as my support person. They didn’t know this though.

    It was actually easier for me to be around other people when they were young because they gave me something to talk about.