I always knew I was different, but it was only at 33 that someone suggested I might have it (I was getting myself checked out after my father passed), so I talked to a doctor about it a couple of times but never truly did all the tests.

It took me having both kids diagnosed to go through the entire process to get my diagnosis (same as the kids, unsurprisingly), and I cannot avoid cursing myself at 33 for not doing it sooner. Everything I learned in the 10+ years between both things could have made that period a bit smoother, using all the tools and techniques I have acquired since.

  • BilboBargains@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I was diagnosed with ADHD at 47 and I’m probably autistic but it’s not worth pursuing it formally. The difference has been massive and it took a year just coming to terms with the realisation. I went through a lot as a kid and I’m trying to untangle the web of masking behaviour. In general it’s been great but there were depressive periods where I felt like I was losing my identity. I have devoted a lifetime pretending to be someone else. I don’t have to do that any more but old habits die hard. I feel happy, life is easier when we accept who we are.