By Anonymous - 02/09/2015 15:41 - Australia

Today, I finally got the results of months of extensive psychological testing to determine why I did so well in my course but performed so terribly on the job. Turns out I'm autistic. FML
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kandysnow 18

That's nothing to be ashamed of,OP! You're still clearly very intelligent. :-) I'm sure you will do great with more training/practice. Don't give up!

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littlekellilee 45

You're not wrong, but there are usually signs as a child that a parent notices and goes to a doctor for. Unfortunately you aren't born with mental or physical diseases you have printed on your chest. OP may be very low on the spectrum, meaning he's high functioning and displaying few signs, and his parent dismissed them as "quirks".

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RageWolf16 31

The comments are making me so happy c:

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maiziedog 8

A diagnosis doesn't change who you are. It can help you understand why you think how you do, though. :) I teach at a school that is designed for children with autism, and I love my students! About 80% of our students have autism, some have other disabilities, and some are typical. All are wonderful, with or without challenges. My school has a social skills curriculum, so we teach social skills explicitly every day. I wish all schools did this! It helps a lot! One of my students is very bright, very sensory-driven, and always on the go. He started understanding puns and sarcasm at the end of 2nd grade last year! It was awesome. I hope you realize that a diagnosis isn't a bad thing and it doesn't change who you are.

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uchihastephy88 25

Today, I was strolling through FML when I saw someone had posted an FML about being autistic. Being autistic myself, I was reminded once again that most consider autism to be an embarrassment. FML

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BrotherPhil 35

Congratulations! Welcome to knowing about it. (I would say welcome to being on the spectrum, but, obviously, you've been here all along). It's not as scary as Autism Squeaks make out - you just now know why you're your kind of different. Well some of it, anyway. Some of it's just the usual weird that everybody has.

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caggybandicoot 34

Welcome to the club! I have autism too :-)

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InsanePPG 25

There's nothing wrong with being autistic. I was diagnosed in my very early childhood, so I can only imagine the shock of finding out later in life, but all it means is that your brain is wired differently. Hopefully things will start to be easier for you now that you know. If you have an account, feel free to message me if you have any questions or just want to talk about it.

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tehultimateginge 1

there's nothing wrong with that :) I'm autistic too. I have aspergers. it really helps to meet some people who have the same thing so you have someone to talk to about it

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its_tuesday 6

Uhmm why is being autistic something that would cause you to say **** your life? Autism isn't a death sentence.

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blackonblight 32

No, but finding out late in life something that, had you known about sooner, could have made things much easier and less confusing to you, not to mention availability of assistance you weren't aware would benefit you, it's possible to feel like much of your life was wasted trying to be someone you aren't.

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blackonblight 32

The worst part about a late diagnoses is the feeling of having wasted so much time not knowing and feeling like a failure at life when in truth you just needed different accommodations. Knowing there's a name, that other people live with the same challenges, can be a huge relief. But you end up thinking "If I only knew before, maybe I would have learned how to do X or Y better"

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MlleMC_fml 19

I found out I'm autistic a couple years ago during my last year in university. It was both devastating and relieving, but then it allowed me to understand myself better and to choose a job that suits my abilities. So now that you have a diagnosis, it's time to get informed and find some workarounds.

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