Support thread for women with suspected/diagnosed/self-diagnosed ASD or ADHD

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Previous thread here.

Hello all, I know I'm new but the old thread was full, so here's a shiny new one. This is a thread for adult women who have ASD or ADHD, or suspect they do, to support each other.

Here are some resources that might be useful:

Links

List of female AS traits by Tania Marshall.

Article about women and girls on the spectrum by NAS.

List of female traits by Everyday Aspergers

Musings of an Aspie- Cynthia Kim's blog (one of the few sources I have found about being a parent with Aspergers)

Autistic Women's Collective

Recognising ADHD in women from ADDitude Magazine

Resources for women with ADHD from ADDitude Magazine

Adult ADHD support (coming soon by the looks of things)

Books

Aspergirls by Rudy Simone

The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome by Tony Attwood

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly (I haven't read this one but I have heard it recommended many times- apologies if it's no good!)

Online tests

(Online tests are not 100% certain but can give you a very good idea and a starting point for talking to your GP if you're seeking diagnosis)

RDOS Aspergers quiz (the best one IMO)

AQ test

ADHD test

ADHD questionnaire for women

Info dump complete

Please come and join in!

The only one of the team not to be invited? Ouch. I don't blame you for being upset. Obv the bride has not read the children's party threads on MN that say you have to invite the whole class.

I guess it is possible you upset her without realising; I have done this a few times even though I have really good manners. Don't blame yourself, anyway. NT people seem really unpredictable to me, sometimes you can crack a joke and they laugh and sometimes they snap at you. I don't think I'm shit at reading moods, but who knows. Leaving you out and inviting everyone else is way harsh though. Good luck on your job hunt.

Right, so we're the neurodiverse quiche then Should we put anything in the thread title about ASC, ADHD etc so that people can find us?

I agree there should be a adult section in sn, as well as a PwD bit in parenting. Sorry, that wasnt clear from my waffly post!

I don't understand why the adult disability thread is tucked away under parenting, it makes no sense and it does exclude non-parents (of which there are many on MN). I'm happy for the thread to go in SN chat and then be moved, as long as someone remembers to ask MNHQ in time. Because I won't remember.

Neurodiverse quiche sounds gross, like a brain pie

Why quiche? Thought at first it was a typo but then it was repeated.

eeeeew, brain pie !

What about calling ourselves neuro-diversity?

I like neurodiversity. Will there be a freshers' week?

Thanks polter

Can't we call it the brain pie?

I like Neuro Diversity.

I'm not sure. I'm generally against new topics because I think there are too many. But it does seem like there isn't anywhere appropriate for this thread.

I know they usually cite a regular chat thread as being the precursor to adding new sections.

Yes, agreed. And it might be good to have an area for them with a chat thread being separate from specific questions.

The reason why I think a separate topic for posters with SN might be nice is because I often want to talk about things or get advice on things which relate to my ASD (and of course give other people advice ) but I'm never entirely sure where to post it.

I know now that there is this thread which is great but I'm finding it can get a lot of traffic sometimes and moves on pretty fast and I can lose track of the conversation. If there was a separate topic there wouldn't be this problem because you could just have numerous threads on the different issues.

Obviously I know we have SN chat as well and I've been assured that adults with SN won't be chased away or made to feel unwelcome if they choose to post there. However I am conscious of the fact that whenever I venture over there 99% of the threads relate to people's children with SN. I think I would feel awkward and out of place posting about myself. I don't know about anyone else though.

I've posted in SN chat a couple of times and it seems fairly friendly, but yes, nearly all the threads are by NT adults about their children. The only reason I don't want this thread in SN chat is because it will go poof.

And I agree there are too many topics, maybe one of the less used SN topics could be renamed.

Great name! I agree about having ASD/ADHD and self /undiagnosed in there as well.

Anyone who doesnt know, theres a thread in site stuff trying to explain to mnhq why we should have our own area :)

Thanks.

Can someone do a note on this thread to link to the new thread when it's up please?