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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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  • You got a level 1?

    I never got such a level ranking, just a you are autistic also a letter saying I'm autistic all that NHS crap in the letter ha, and that was it.

    "Go home! "

    Nothing changed I have learnt from being on here( from people's explanation and experience what is and what is not helpful, coping methods although for me not all have worked  well lol, 

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    Thank you for your reply :)-Yes my official letter says level one or maybe that means high functioning? I think this forum is a great idea to learn what works for others etc

    I had a similar experience where I got my diagnosis and then just a leaflet with the national Autistic Society’s details on it , so I guess it’s just about working out what works well for you 

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  • in reply to .

    Thank you for your reply :)-Yes my official letter says level one or maybe that means high functioning? I think this forum is a great idea to learn what works for others etc

    I had a similar experience where I got my diagnosis and then just a leaflet with the national Autistic Society’s details on it , so I guess it’s just about working out what works well for you 

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