Robby
Well-Known Member
Saw my lovely therapist today, first session with her since December (weather & her being very heavily booked out made it so long). I told her all about what my primary doc and me were talking about and the questions I had about autism. Told her about my hypersensitivities, problems with noise, light, social interaction with strangers, etc. And she listened very carefully & asked me about if I had any delayed learning in school. I told her about being very early to talk and walk, but with problems focusing except on my fixations in school later on in age. Long story short, she's still going to have me do diagnostic tests, but she told me she thinks I am on the spectrum (no big shock). So it would seem I finally have a diagnosis. She told me about how Asperger's is no longer a stand alone thing but just part of the overall autism spectrum, so I took from that that she thinks I have a mild form of autism. Again no big shock. She's a great therapist she even printed out some tips and techniques I can practice for coping with my anxiety. And she told me about things we can plan out to help me cope better with social stuff. I feel a lot better now that I think she is understanding me! And also lining up job interviews so going to jump in and hope things get better for me. It's a day by day thing but I feel a bit more hopeful.
I love the optimism in your tone. Best of all, I can see your strength shining through in your writing. You are amazing person for staying the course and getting things lined up with this therapist, and going in to see her, even while having such a challenging time. You are amazing! Whoops, I said that already. D'oh!
