Awaiting diagnosis in two weeks .....aspie girl desperate to talk to other aspies!

Where do you live? I'm in Australia so unless you happen to live here f2f isn't possible ... unless you include Skype which is digital f2f i suppose.
There's a bunch of online means of talking to aspies. Aspie girls and women are great to talk to IMHO.
I'm not exactly a girl in the young woman sense but i know a lot of girls. OTOH I have learned a lot in 65 years that might be of some interest to others. Trying to predict these things is beyond me.

I have a friend who is seeing Dr. Seaton this week for an assessment. She assessed me. I think she is terrific.

I'm glad to talk if you wish and i imagine others here will be too. There are other online groups. GRASP.org has a women's group though you have to jump through a few hoops to join.

Wrongplanet.net is helpful too

Rudy Simone has a couple website you might want to check out.

If you read there are a ton of books.
Not sure what to put here since i need more info about you needs, wants and interests so i don't overwhelm you.

Congratulations. MY ASD dx has been the diagnosis that helped me the most.

Nora

Hello Claire,

I was diagnosed four years ago at 38 years old. I also had many years (14) of misdiagnosis and it wasn't until my son was diagnosed as autistic that we made the connection. If there are any questions, I can answer for you, please let me know.

Hello Claire,

I was diagnosed four years ago at 38 years old. I also had many years (14) of misdiagnosis and it wasn't until my son was diagnosed as autistic that we made the connection. If there are any questions, I can answer for you, please let me know.

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

Hi
Im in the south of france!! So f2f not possible...but even talking on here is great ffor me. I just find amongst my family.and friends im the odd onee out and i take people the wrong way and vice versa. My partner and i have learned lots of coping skills already so the relationship is slowly getting easier...but its hard for him at times and for me being misunderstoodd.
Thanks.for your reply feels great to chat and know that a diagnosis has helped others too. Im.not even diagnosed yet but feel more free to be myself knowing im not what others have labelled me.
Claire

Hi
Im in the south of france!! So f2f not possible...but even talking on here is great ffor me. I just find amongst my family.and friends im the odd onee out and i take people the wrong way and vice versa. My partner and i have learned lots of coping skills already so the relationship is slowly getting easier...but its hard for him at times and for me being misunderstoodd.
Thanks.for your reply feels great to chat and know that a diagnosis has helped others too. Im.not even diagnosed yet but feel more free to be myself knowing im not what others have labelled me.
Claire

Hi
Im in the south of france!! So f2f not possible...but even talking on here is great ffor me. I just find amongst my family.and friends im the odd onee out and i take people the wrong way and vice versa. My partner and i have learned lots of coping skills already so the relationship is slowly getting easier...but its hard for him at times and for me being misunderstoodd.
Thanks.for your reply feels great to chat and know that a diagnosis has helped others too. Im.not even diagnosed yet but feel more free to be myself knowing im not what others have labelled me.
Claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora

thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;

although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life.  i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me!  even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.

im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.

at times i  have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.

anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.

hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!

claire

hi Nora
thanks for replying to my thread; i cant tell you the relief to chat to people who understand what life is like in general;
although not yet diagnosed the sheer knowledge already gained has given me so much hope and enthusiasm to be a bit proud to be myself which is something i have longed for all of my life. i didn't know what Asperger was until i accidentally watched a documentary six months ago about a lady in her thirties getting diagnosed . whilst watching this program my partner and i looked at each other and agreed she was describing me! even her childhood experiences were scarily the same. as you can imagine the next month or two was a bit of a shock, i looked further into Asperger and everything i watched or read fitted my whole being and history , although scary i felt like id finally found where in this world i fit in and then my understanding of why i had such problems in relationships with my partner and daughter became a lot clearer and have since improved.
im currently 35 with a 14 year old daughter and a one year old son. we live in the south of France and i have been ;lucky enough to get a diagnosis assessment within a few months.
at times i have felt depressed at not having knew this when i was struggling through adolescence and university and work, but now i am thankful because i believe diagnosis back then for girls would have been more difficult. in France i believe that until 2014 people diagnosed on the spectrum were preferably admitted to psychiatric hospitals and not scholarised.
anyway feels so good to get a reply on here so thanks so much for that Nora.... i have a great partner but at times i feel like a alien even amongst my family and feel misunderstood often.
hope you hava great day in Oz.bet its warmer than here at the moment!!
claire