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Some advice for a newly diagnosed adult

Ellie 567

Hi everyone 

I am 23 years old and was diagnosed with level 1 ASD a few months ago.

This is my first post on the forum, I have been looking through some old posts and found it reassuring to know that there are others out there in the same boat as me. I feel that I am over analysing everything I do and analyse whether what I do is part of my autism or just part of me, and trying to build my self esteem back as the diagnosis knocked me a bit. 

I was wondering if anyone else on here has some tips with how to deal with accepting their diagnosis, or if anyone felt the same as me when they were diagnosed? I would really appreciate some advice and would love for you to share your experiences as a newly diagnosed adult. I am looking forward to engaging with this online community and to share experiences with others.

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  • in reply to Bagpuss7

    grrr.it ate my post

    I'm conscious I veer towards books aimed at/by those aimed later in life.

    Clearly I am way out of my teens, but I did also enjoy "Freaks Geeks and Asperger Syndrome" by Luke Jackson who was in his teens when he wrote it.

    I've also heard good things about the "Girls with Curly hair" series but not read any, she also has a website but much of it is pay for view.

    There are a few good facebook groups, also other pages/websites that I know people recommend like "autistic not weird" and "agonyautie"

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