For those diagnosed in adulthood, it can be daunting to accept what a diagnosis means. It may:
- Provide much needed answers and come as a relief;
- Provide as many questions as answers;
- Give permission or start the journey to allow yourself to be autistic (accepting yourself). This may mean that pretending to act in a ‘neurotypical‘ way is no longer needed.
If you were diagnosed as adult, did this lead to acceptance? Did acceptance give you an improved outlook? Autistic people face enormous challenges daily however, I wanted to start a discussion around how acceptable can be empowering amongst these struggles.
