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Moving forwards with Autism

Kitsune

One thing that I’ve been wondering for the past few days, is how will I move forwards with Autism after the ‘post diagnosis phase’ has passed? Right now, a little over 9 months post-diagnosis, I’m still very much in the phase of reconciling with ‘being autistic’, of chatting with other autistic people on here and trying to ‘find my feet’ as a newly diagnosed autistic adult. But what happens afterwards? What happens once I have reconciled and found my feet? What parts of my old life will stay the same and what will change, what changes do I need to make to my life to move forwards with Autism? Sorry this is a bit of a Philosophical thread! What do others think? What parts of your life need to change to accommodate being autistic? Do you even think that you need to make any changes?

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    Former Member

    After being diagnosed around 18 months go at the age 61, I am still struggling to overcome feelings of loss and grief that have arisen from the recently acquired knowledge that my failed attempt to lead a ’normal’ life was doomed to be attritional in effect. Hindsight has proved destabilising.

    On the positive side, I am slowly becoming less of a stranger to myself. Reviewing the past through the lens of autism has afforded a certain retrospective acuity of perspective.

    I also think that the internet offers opportunities for self expression and self determination, and the means by which to counter the negative narrative of mainstream medical discourse that portrays autism as being somehow mysterious and sub-optimal.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    After being diagnosed around 18 months go at the age 61, I am still struggling to overcome feelings of loss and grief that have arisen from the recently acquired knowledge that my failed attempt to lead a ’normal’ life was doomed to be attritional in effect. Hindsight has proved destabilising.

    On the positive side, I am slowly becoming less of a stranger to myself. Reviewing the past through the lens of autism has afforded a certain retrospective acuity of perspective.

    I also think that the internet offers opportunities for self expression and self determination, and the means by which to counter the negative narrative of mainstream medical discourse that portrays autism as being somehow mysterious and sub-optimal.

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