previous Asperger’s diagnosis helped to sense in my sort of experiences” (575-577) experiences explain experiences realise that part of that was “I’ve to do with the way I I’d Diagnosis has helped make known, been more self-aware I sense of previous experiences wouldn’t have done that” that what you mean when “Is you….say that you recognise that Asperger’s diagnosis helps you did something in the past and makes sense of previous it kind of makes a bit of sense experiences now? That’s one of the things yes” (879-882) Diagnosis of Asperger’s me reassess how I feel “Made prompting reassessment of about things….about my past” previous experiences (834-835) just seems reasonable that Can understand people’s “It people would think that” (talking previous suspicions of about people noticing difference Asperger’s and wondering about Asperger’s previously) (991-992) wasn’t all that surprised. I think “I it sort of made, it sort of had made Diagnosis of AS made sense to sense” (163-165) me Diagnosis has Diagnosis has improved my I tend to get in sort “Sometimes helped me to self-awareness of…..tantrums and I I’ve understand myself managed to suppress that by being better more aware of myself” (932-935) Seeing self as more able though I’m not good “Even (strength focus) socially I’d say I better than a lot of people” (796-798) Since diagnosis I’ve felt more the last year “Around able to make more effort diagnosis) I seem to have made an socially effort to try and be more friendly Learning Asperger’s helped and more sociable” (891-892) me understand other people’s sort of made sense and that’s “It behaviour the way I would react (talking “ about another person’s behaviour Diagnosis led to more support when in an anxiety provoking situation) (867-868) does mean that I can “(Diagnosis) get the sort of help that I need” (926-927)
previous experiences Asperger’s diagnosis helped to explain experiences Diagnosis has helped make sense of previous experiences Asperger’s diagnosis helps makes sense of previous experiences Diagnosis of Asperger’s prompting reassessment of previous experiences Can understand people’s previous suspicions of Asperger’s Diagnosis of AS made sense to me sense in my sort of experiences” (575-577) “I’ve realise that part of that was to do with the way I I’d known, been more self-aware I wouldn’t have done that” “Is that what you mean when you….say that you recognise that you did something in the past and it kind of makes a bit of sense now? That’s one of the things yes” (879-882) “Made me reassess how I feel about things….about my past” (834-835) “It just seems reasonable that people would think that” (talking about people noticing difference and wondering about Asperger’s previously) (991-992) “I wasn’t all that surprised. I think it sort of made, it sort of had made sense” (163-165) Diagnosis has helped me to understand myself better Diagnosis has improved my self-awareness Seeing self as more able (strength focus) Since diagnosis I’ve felt more able to make more effort socially Learning Asperger’s helped me understand other people’s behaviour Diagnosis led to more support “Sometimes I tend to get in sort of…..tantrums and I I’ve managed to suppress that by being more aware of myself” (932-935) “Even though I’m not good socially I’d say I better than a lot of people” (796-798) “Around the last year diagnosis) I seem to have made an effort to try and be more friendly and more sociable” (891-892) “It sort of made sense and that’s the way I would react “ (talking about another person’s behaviour when in an anxiety provoking situation) (867-868) “(Diagnosis) does mean that I can get the sort of help that I need” (926-927)