Hahaha yes, Gauloise indeed! And both words having common roots, that seems highly possible :) The more celtic area here is Bretagne, and it's also the one with the most fascinating culture and traditions

That's tough for your sister, Moi... :( Feels like this generation of kids all have troubles like that, and considering the state of the world, I really can't blame them. Very few positive things happen everyday comparing to all the negative

@Nox:
Bretagne is the one in the NW, right? We are in the NW too.
Green mountains are a must for any Celtic culture to thrive


@Moi:
Well, she may have some of those problems, she may not have them. Wait until she has a diagnosis, no need to worry beforehand.
Autism is not always a big deal, it's an spectrum after all.
What looks to you like being bipolar may also be a symptom of anxiety produced by her own depression and not understanding how the world works (autists often have a bad time). You never know. So it's important that she gets a proper diagnosis.

It's bad that a problem runs in he family, but on the other hand it's good that she can count on the support of her older sister - cause you know firsthand how that kind of problems are.

@Amura: it is! Though I live a bit more to the south-west, we have less of a celtic-feeling environment, sadly X'D

@Moi: being diagnosed early is a positive thing, I think, means it'll help her getting treatment and feeling better sooner too

@Moi:
I've come to understand that autism is often tricky to diagnose, specially in girls, because women tend to learn coping mechanisms that somehow "hide" it.

@Nox:
I have never been to France, can you believe it?
I crossed it a few times, traveling from Spain to Germany, but never stayed there or visited anything.
My only relatives in France were my uncle and aunt (my cousin actually was born in Paris) but they returned to Spain a little before I was born, so I never had the excuse to go visit them. Pity.

Can you get an appointment with your doctor?


People tend to diagnose others so lightly.
"Oh, you must be this", "You are definetely that, you match all the characteristics".
Those are stereotypical assumptions.
And I don't think that's a good thing to do. Because people who suffer some issue are not following an stereotype; it's kinda insultind that we say they are "all like this" without any proper training or knowledge.