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Person who has survived abuse and is pretty sure they’re autistic looking for people with a similar experience

Princesspagan

Hey all,

so basically I was curious if there are any people who identify on the autism spectrum who dealt with abuse or being in a toxic environment prior to being diagnosed as autistic, and if so could you please share your stories about realizing you are autistic and your whole journey with that? I ask because I’m someone who is 90+ percent sure I am autistic, but I was abused for 18+ years, without having any clue I might be autistic, and as such feel like my experiences or like how I see my autism is very different from other autistic peoples experiences/how they view it, and I was hoping to see if there might be other people with a similar experience and if so, what was it like for you?

Thanks, Princesspagan 

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  • I'm in the process of possibly getting a diagnosis,

    I have no memories before I was 10. I have a dissociative disorder and it has been understood I was probably abused but every time we try do the work to figure out those early years my mental health really declines.

    After that I was raped at 15. then at 30.

    I also found myself in many dubious situations because I could never read the danger I was in.

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  • I'm in the process of possibly getting a diagnosis,

    I have no memories before I was 10. I have a dissociative disorder and it has been understood I was probably abused but every time we try do the work to figure out those early years my mental health really declines.

    After that I was raped at 15. then at 30.

    I also found myself in many dubious situations because I could never read the danger I was in.

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