to think that although we solider on through lifes challenges actually putting a label on a problem can help.

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Have just been identified as having Aspergers, after the initial shock suddenly everything falls into place.

Today feels like a new start.

Congratulations on your fresh start.

If diagnosis/identification feels right for you, then it's right for you. Some people don't need/want diagnosis and that's fine for them.

Congrats on your new start, yes. :)

Personally i'm with you on this. I find a 'label' comforting. It's a bit like sharing a problem with someone and finding out that they have it too. Not just you. Makes you feel less alone and unusual.

So YANBU.

I think sometimes it's a "lightbulb" moment and explains a lot of things that could confuse you or cause you concern.

Having a label enables you to make sense of your "symptoms" and helps you to understand cause and effect.
The only negative, I think, is that your label can define you and your behaviour in other people's eyes.
Congratulations on your fresh start.

I think this is true for both educational problems and for health problems- if you have been having mysterious but upsetting experiences for a long time, you just feel better once you know what is causing them. I'm glad you feel better, presumably as an adult, only people who really want to get diagnosed would go forward for testing and so in some ways this is a self-selecting bunch who would like a diagnosis or at least an answer one way or another.

Very, very true..! When my DS was diagnosed as being dyslexic at 10, it was like a weight lifting off his shoulders although the fight was only just starting. As we walked away from the clinic, he said to me, 'Mum, so I'm not stupid am I? - which as he'd just been assessed as having an IQ of 128 was very true - and I was so happy for him . We never looked back from there.

Yes I agree. When DS was diagnosed with autism just before his 3rd birthday, I no longer felt like a crap parent who couldn't even manage to teach my child to talk, let alone behave. It was like the clouds clearing.

And as for DS, well the label means he was able to start school today with the right support in place from day one.

Congratulations on your new start.

I kind of know how you feel, my almost 5 yr old daughter has her diagnosis appt in 2 weeks and i am looking forward to having our new start. Im sure she will be diagnosed with high functioning autism but at least we will know a reason for her behaviours etc and can move on with life.

Good luck in the future.