@barefootrambling @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistic I didn't make a conscious choice to completely unmask, but somehow I did it anyway.

@barefootrambling @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistic Part of why it happened so smoothly was that the doctor I was referred to is part of the same office. Part of it was that the only diagnostic criteria I didn't meet was the dreaded bouncing leg - a behavior I trained myself out of years ago because of how much it annoys people. Otherwise, I ticked every box.

@barefootrambling @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistic I went to my GP and asked for a referral. Met with her and had my diagnosis and a suggestion to see someone else for an autism diagnosis by the end of the meeting. Never did follow up on that.

The hard part was my meds going out of stock a year later. But at least I finally answered the question people have been asking me all my life - "What the hell is wrong with you?"