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User Profile: BalanceIsEverything90
BalanceIsEverything90 December 13th, 2021

Hello all! I am in a wonderful but complex relationship. We have been together for 7 years, and are engaged. We are the textbook definition of opposites attract. Politically, somewhat lifestyle wise, and definitely socially.

This is where my confusion lies... I almost always feel like he is aloof and uncaring, but there are some times where he is the most thoughtful person I know, and I think I may have discovered why...

I work with children with autism/autistic children, and the more I'm in this profession, the more I'm convinced that my finance is on the spectrum. I have even told him of my suspicion and he said I am probably right. He is not in a financial position to try and get diagnosed though, and even if he was it's probably something he wouldn't do. Honestly, I don't care about him getting an official diagnosis if that is not what he wants to do. And I think he would be open to doing some more research into ASD, and what that could mean for him.

My biggest concern is that we have talked about doing couples counseling, and I would want a counselor that specialized in neurodiverse couples. Would he need an official diagnoses for this? Is anyone else dealing with a similair situation?

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User Profile: CheeryMango
CheeryMango December 23rd, 2021

Hello BalanceIsEverything90

Do you think it would be helpful if you and he can have a conversation on whether or not him getting officially diagnosed with ASD before looking into counseling?