❤️ welcome!

Thanks Bea 🤗

Congrats on making it through college! I only made it one semester 😂😂😂

Hi! I’m a 30 year old woman, and I’m in the process of getting an autism and ADHD diagnosis. I found the neuropsychologist I chose to see by searching for doctors who specialize in diagnosing autism in adults and girls/women; there are some out there who do have that as a special field of interest, since we have historically been more challenging to diagnose. I hear you about the challenge of getting people to take you seriously when you’re successful: I have a master’s degree, career, husband, house, etc., but I’m no less autistic because of all that—just good at masking and finding things that worked for me over the years. Good luck to you!

Mightywolf: thanks! It was a lot of stubbornness and hard work and breakdowns lol. And my awesome pediatrician writing a letter to the disability support services at my school to get me extra time on tests.

SJA: I will see if I can find that. If there are any good websites you used to search please DM me? And yes totally similar situation. Bachelor's degree, fiancee, career, working on buying a house now. I just mask well enough that most people thought I was just an extra serious and quirky child. Thanks.

Im in college...my family never took my autism seriously and got me diagnosed. So, i took charge and got diagnosed at 28yrs. I think you just have to look around and find a professional (or be referred to one) who will take you seriously. If you get bad vibes, look somewhere else.