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So I'm Autistic

Kstar

After years of struggling through life, being bullied for being different, feeling different to everyone else, behaving differently and inappropriately sometimes, struggling with simple things that are easy to most, turns out i'm officially autistic, I had pretty much worked it out for myself already, and I'm not sure how or if it will help or hinder me to be diagnosed now at the grand age of 50.

But I'm kind of glad, it's a relief.

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  • Congratulations! Welcome to the Tribe, Kstar.

    I will be turning 50 this year and only got my diagnosis recently. My life has improved dramatically since my diagnosis. At the very least, it should help you to be kinder and more compassionate towards yourself. I'm guessing, like myself and so many others, you've spent the past 40 years being not so very kind to yourself, or even worse, disliking or hating yourself. The whole point of the diagnosis is to offer us an official explanation for our past and present differences so that we can go a little easier on ourselves in the future.

  • in reply to ☕Tassimo ☕

    Hi Tassimo and thanks for the welcome.

    The more it sinks in the more emotional I feel about it, sadness and anger about my past struggles, but also some happiness and relief as you say, the diagnosis enables us to make some sense of it all.

    I was also diagnosed with dispraxia at the same time which I hadn't ever heard of, now I know what it is it makes so much sense.

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  • in reply to ☕Tassimo ☕

    Hi Tassimo and thanks for the welcome.

    The more it sinks in the more emotional I feel about it, sadness and anger about my past struggles, but also some happiness and relief as you say, the diagnosis enables us to make some sense of it all.

    I was also diagnosed with dispraxia at the same time which I hadn't ever heard of, now I know what it is it makes so much sense.

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