• Strider@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Nice and congrats!

        May I ask on which country? I’m currently trying to get diagnosed in Germany and its really impossible so far.

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          I’m in the US. Not a formal diagnosis, but tested on embrace autism, and a few other sites. I’m the multiple retakes I get very close to the same results. I’ve talked with my wife (surprising to her the many things I do and things that she had no idea about) and son, and I’ve talked with a counselor (going regularly now). For me, I don’t see the value of a neuro psych eval.

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            Thanks!

            I always thought I was different and struggling in waves so to say without being able to pinpoint the issue - but I excel at analyzing things.

            The cliche held me from considering autism, which is different now and explains everything left over or a few contradictions. Wishing you the best!

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              18 hours ago

              I didn’t consider that I am on the spectrum until my son and then wife told me I could be. That started my investigation. I also don’t have obvious outward characteristics, but I’ve been hiding it since I was in 3rd grade. Lots of things on my head and concealed.

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          The stereotypical German acts autistic (humorless, ruthlessly efficient, blunt), so I’m not surprised you’re having difficulty!

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            It isn’t, indeed! Everything about my life is unusual in the big picture, I am a very untypical German for too many factual reasons to list here.