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[quote=Anonymous]I have Aspbergers and didn't find out until I was an adult. I went to an Ivy League college, a top ten law school, and have always had friends. I'm married and have two wonderful little boys (one of which I think has mild Aspbergers, but we haven't had him tested yet--he's three). Like others said, I've never had a big group of close friends and struggle with social interactions. I really only interact well in short bursts or over email (where i can edit myself). I've always been very pretty, thin, and weirdly smart, so even though i was in counseling for severe depression in college, no one noticed that i had Aspbergers--they thought I was just depressed when really the depression stemmed from my inability to succeed despite seeming to have all the nescessary "gifts." I couldnt figure out why life was hard for me. I would have loved to get help as a kid! I missed out on so much in life, and dealing with this diagnosis as an adult is awful since there's not much you can do at this point. I'm so sorry you are going through this, but you have the chance to give your daughter the gift of tools to deal with others and with life in general. I don't think my parents would have pursued a diagnosis or treatment for me even they had been able to diagnosis Aspbergers in the late 70s. Your DC is lucky to have such a great mom. :)[/quote]

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