I've had people poking around in my head for decades and until very recently the consensus was that I have CPTSD.
I have a friend who has ADHD so I did a bit of research and saw a Youtube about autism in adults and had a huge omg moment. Loads more research and lots of boxes ticked. I'd like to ask my GP to refer me for assessment but I have some EMDR coming up and I really don't know if throwing autism into the equation would help or hinder. Yes I have cptsd and it needs fixing. How does autism fit? The thing is my trauma defines who I am, how I think and communicate.. or so I thought. Many of my peculiarities, dislikes and avoidances, that I previously attributed to trauma fit well with what I have learned about autism.
Should I mention it? I'm trying to get something written down to take to my GP but it's not easy. I know exactly what I want to say and would love to actually chat with someone about it. Typing messes my head as I end up re-reading sentences over and over.
Any thoughts ?
I have a friend who has ADHD so I did a bit of research and saw a Youtube about autism in adults and had a huge omg moment. Loads more research and lots of boxes ticked. I'd like to ask my GP to refer me for assessment but I have some EMDR coming up and I really don't know if throwing autism into the equation would help or hinder. Yes I have cptsd and it needs fixing. How does autism fit? The thing is my trauma defines who I am, how I think and communicate.. or so I thought. Many of my peculiarities, dislikes and avoidances, that I previously attributed to trauma fit well with what I have learned about autism.
Should I mention it? I'm trying to get something written down to take to my GP but it's not easy. I know exactly what I want to say and would love to actually chat with someone about it. Typing messes my head as I end up re-reading sentences over and over.
Any thoughts ?