Curious - what should I do??

[nojc]

I was listening to a radio programme the other day about a book called A Boy Beyond Reach, it as about a boy who did not speak for many years, and the whole story about how his mother helped him overcome his Autism. As the descriptions unfolded, i recognised that I too have or had many symptoms that he had, but to a much lesser degree and wondered if I to had a minor form of autism.

So I have been investigating it this afternoon, and found the AQ test on the website. I got a score of 35. It says the average is 16.4. I have wondered for some time about my own sanity, and how hard some things are to explain or understand, but not until today have i known enough about autism to ever consider it as a possibililty.

I did not talk as a child until I was 4 and half years old, and it was questioned when I was at school whether I was dyslexic, but i was never tested. My reading however, is very slow and quite difficult.....always has been. Also, there seems to be some possibility over links between measles and autism. I did contract measles when I was nine months old. There are other pointers as well.

My question really now, is what do i do? Should I go and get diagnosed?? For my own peace of mind I feel that perhpas I should, as it would really help me to understand the reasons behind my fears and confusions. But I don't want to be wasting everybodies time. Apart from my own worries I have managed ok so far without any real problems. If i am diagnosed, could that cause any problems in the future??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.