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Autism Support / by sincereWillow197
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 July 5th
...See more I have been doing some digging recently because of prompting from my kids and other people that are close to me. I recently took the RAADS- and scored a 168., I realize this is not any sort of replacement for a diagnosis nor does it give me the authority to say that I have ASD, but it definitely is a step in the right direction to me understanding myself and how to move forward. I have gotten an appointment with a psychiatrist that is authorized to treat and diagnose. ASD. I am nervous. I don’t know what this means or where to go from here, but I’m really tired of not knowing what to do with my emotions and constantly burning out whenever things are overwhelming I’m hoping to get better coping mechanisms and some answers on how my brain works and how I can work more effectively with it to accomplish my goals and live a much more stable life. I guess it’s worth noting that I’ve already been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, GAD, and PTSD. I have really been struggling lately and through the pandemic it was almost unbearable. I was having panic attacks almost daily. I’m just ready to have some relief and to not feel like this anymore or to feel like this and be able to deal with it. This was my first therapy exercise, to post, and I was very anxious about doing it and still am. I don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m hoping to get the most out of therapy and actually put in the work. I guess I could also mention a little bit about myself, I am a software engineer full-time and go to school full-time for computer science. I am married with a lil chiweenie and have three grown children that live in another state. I am completely obsessed with technology and software. I could literally do tech work all day and sometimes do. I love gaming. I love learning. I have a plan after I finish my current degree in computer science to get my masters in business admin and my doctorate in management, executive leadership. I’m hoping going to see the therapist helps me feel less like a weirdo, my whole life people have been calling me weird and I think that with this diagnosis it would help me feel less like I’m weird and more like there is an actual reason why I am different and that maybe it’s OK. Idk. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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