New and have no idea what to say...

Post Reply New Topic

Hello. I don't like writing "introduction" topics because I never have anything interesting to say and so they're usually ignored, but every forum seems to have them, and some even make them mandatory for your first post.

I'm male, live in the South (USA), and am over 30. I've suffered from major depression since age 13 and it seems like it's going to be with me for the rest of my life. I've isolated myself for so many years that I can go very long amounts of time without any human contact of any sort, but lately I've been feeling like I'm going crazy, talking to myself far more than usual, so I decided to join this forum.

I've not been diagnosed as autistic, because I've found it near-impossible for an adult to be diagnosed as autistic. I've only found one person in my entire state willing to see adults, and she charges $5,000 just for one session to decide whether or not she should offer further sessions to try and find out of one is autistic or not. My psychologist, before he died, strongly suspected I was "cripplingly-autistic," but he had no authority to officially diagnose it.

I hope I'll be accepted here despite no diagnosis, as I seem to find autistic people far preferable to be around and to communicate with. Almost all the friends I've ever had, though they've all "moved on" now, have been far younger than me, and almost all of them were diagnosed as autistic. I tend not to understand "neurotypical" people in their everyday speech and behavior...

Welcome! I am also new, close to 30, and also undiagnosed but at this point it's like "duh!" Honestly don't know how I've managed to get by all this time without any kind of help. Luck, I guess?

Anyway, welcome!

Welcome! Hope you'll be happy here on WP and wish you a long stay.

Geez, its not so difficult to be diagnosed in my country, as I was at age 45 at a state hospital and thus didn't need to pay. $5000 really sounds excessively steep. There must be other avenues to diagnosis, should you wish, but of course you're welcome here without any diagnosis.

Age isn't at all an issue with me. There's a lot of NT behaviour I don't understand.

Depression is a totally separate issue - a real disease which is usually treatable, or at least manageable with suitable medication and affects a good many of us.

Welcome! What are your interests?

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hey andromeda292 welcome.

Welcome to the WP. Not sure how far south you are, but if you're in Virginia I can give you the name of someone that is familiar with Autism in adults and the fees are well within reason.