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Parent doesn't believe diagnosis

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I was diagnosed in my thirties. After spending such a long time struggling to fit in to a largely neurotypical world this came as a relief, and allowed me to make more sense of my experiences.

I'm aware that a lot of people in a similar situation are met with cynicism and get the 'you don't look autistic' response, but what I wasn't expecting was such dismissal and disbelief from one of my parents. I also feel like this attitude belittles the struggles of autistic people, because they don't believe they are dealing with anything beyond what is 'normal'. 

Does anyone have advice, or been in a similar situation? 

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  • Mercifully, all the negativity I've had was pre-diagnosis albeit there was 56 years of that!!. I have since met with nothing but changed attitude, understanding and love. I have been lucky and the lack of that from important quarters like your parent has got to be though now.

    This has got to be awful for you. But do bare in mind that  the reactions you are getting are about ignorance not malice. It shouldn't be up to us to justify ourselves, but sometimes it ends up as our responsibility to broaden minds regardless of whether or not that's fair.

    Meanwhile, need a sounding board or a place to let off steam? We're here.

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