Hi, my name is emmyeliza2003!

emmyeliza2003
emmyeliza2003 Community member Posts: 5 Listener

I have recently been diagnosed with inattentive adhd at 21 and I am on the ASD spectrum.

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  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,571 Championing

    hey @emmyeliza2003 welcome to the community. there's quite a few of us here with similar diagnosis.

    hope you enjoy your time here

  • emmyeliza2003
    emmyeliza2003 Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    thank you

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community member Posts: 4,646 Championing

    Hi @emmyeliza2003 Welcome to the Community from me too. I hope you enjoy your time on the forum. Any questions just ask.

    You might like to look in the Coffee Lounge under Categories for chats.

    Take care.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 4,537 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited October 22

    Welcome to the community @emmyeliza2003 😊 How are you feeling about your recent diagnosis?

    We've got a section for Autism and Neurodiversity that you might like to have a look at. But feel free to explore the community and join in wherever you like.

    Let us know if you need any support with anything. I hope you'll find the community friendly and welcoming.

  • emmyeliza2003
    emmyeliza2003 Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    Now that I have the diagnosis I feel like I have finally got the answers I have been trying to look for when I think back to the past when I was young it now makes sense.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community member Posts: 548 Empowering

    @emmyeliza2003

    Hi and a very warm welcome to you.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,410 Scope Online Community Specialist

    Very similar to how I felt when I was diagnosed at 29.

    What sticks with me is, part way through the diagnosis, a nurse asked me "what do you hope to gain from all this?". I wasn't sure if it was meant to be dismissive, but it felt that way, sort of wish I could see her again and tell her how much my life has improved since.

  • emmyeliza2003
    emmyeliza2003 Community member Posts: 5 Listener

    that’s the thing with some of the nurses and doctors with me before the diagnosis when I used to go and and talk about anxiety and depression and medication they kind of rushed through and a little dismissive. I know not all nurses and doctors are like this a lot of them are great.