Today was like an odd dream

[trickykitty]

I swear my boss acts like he's hitting on me, but in a way that if I call attention to it he'll totally be like, "Woah, there. Where are these ideas coming from? What are you smoking?" It's creeping me out a bit.

The hiccups - I had an appointment today for my official diagnosis. I am autistic, without any other clarifying descriptors. I'm too high-functioning to be considered Asperger's, just as someone with Asperger's is considered too high-functioning to be Kanner's. That's going to be changing soon with DSM-5 in May 2013, at which point you're either autistic or not without a diagnostic level distinction. So it's OFFICIALLY confirmed - I'm on the autistic spectrum. Other disorders were also ruled out.

Yes, this means I gave in, despite not wanting to originally, and got diagnosed. The outcome is more or less the same, only now with fewer doubts. I discussed actual therapy with the psychologist, and for now I'm just going to continue what I've been doing. Basically, I'm not depressed, enraged, or require social security disability or special accommodations for work or school. Any help they could offer me would be basic counseling. I'll call her again if I really need help with things. At least now I have another source of help I can rely on, and that will be private and personal and less public should I choose to utilize it.

After the session I hung out at class for a few minutes and watched everyone else get their workout on. I got a call that helped me determine how I wanted to finish out my evening.

My friend's father passed away today, and we originally had plans to hang out this evening. She didn't think I would want to still hang out with her and her mom and the other people that had gathered. She thought wrong. Offering my presence is about the only thing I can think to want to do at times like these.

I had a little bourbon and a couple beers, listened to the folks talk, and remembered how much I adored my friend's mom and dad when I first met them. If felt good to hear a few stories and give her mom a huge hug when she went off to bed. I helped a bit with some cleanup and chatted for a bit after everyone else had left. Despite using the restroom before my long drive home, I was still having to hold it pretty well during my drive. I made it to my work, took care of THAT business, and then stared at my computer for a moment. I decided any last minute work I needed to do to prepare for tomorrow's early morning meeting could wait until morning.

I never saw a drop of rain, despite driving straight towards the massive storms this evening. The dark rain clouds still added to the strange ambiance of the day. It felt nice and cool outside and is supposed to be pretty cool tomorrow.

Summer has finally broken and fall has arrived.