Background: Female mid forties, diagnosed a few months back.
I have told a brother, sister and my DH. They have been ok.
I recently told my other brother and SIL. SIL just did not seem to register at all, whilst my brother whispered to me "why are you going round telling people you have a mental illness" I replied I have only told family and that Aspergers was not a mental illness but a neurological difference. My brother is a mental health nurse btw.
Now I'm thinking whats worse just leaving people to think Im odd or telling people I have Aspergers.
Would people whisper poor DD for having a mum like me or kids mock DD for having an Aspie mum?
Would work cruel or kind?
There seems so little awareness or understanding.
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...not to tell people I have Aspergers
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KerPlunkKid · 05/02/2015 13:50
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