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Diagnosed at last!

Darla

Hiya!

After almost 4 years, I think Covid made things slower - I finally have my autism diagnosis. I'm so happy and relieved. It just feels good to finally know and have the answer. I was pretty sure anyway but you can never be 100% and the longer I waited the more I thought "what if I'm not" or "what if I'm just overreacting to things". But now it's official and I have that relief of knowing now. I've spent so long waiting for this moment and it feels good but now I'm not sure what to do next and what direction to go in. I was hoping for some tips and tricks on how to cope and make friends, sensitive issues, avoid the massive anxiety attacks but wasn't told anything like that :/ maybe I've got to try and work that out over time? 

I luckily do work. Well kind of. I do YouTube videos on my channel which makes me good money. I started off by learning guitar and then moved on to other things, reviewing books, cancer diagnosis o treatment diary and now my autism diagnosis journey. I love talking, but just to the camera lol I can't do it with people way too anxiety inducing!

Another thing I love is music. I absolutely love this and it also features in my videos a lot! I write songs, play instruments and play music and records. I do this for videos but mostly for fun. It's my peace and makes me happy.

I love music! It's the best thing in my life.

Thanks for your time! Take care:-) 

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  • Congratulations! Many of us have been down that road and known that sense of relief when our suspicions are confirmed.

    Sadly, support thereafter is lacking. You might try and see if MIND Cass or another organisation is running any courses for the newly diagnosed or thoes awaiting diagnosis to help us bend our heads around it.

    Otherwise, I have found reading the bios of other autistic people and this forum to be the best source of information to really understand.

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    Thank you so much Dawn. The relief was straight away, flooded me and caused me to cry - slightly embarrassing but was happy to tears.

    Thanks for suggesting MIND, I'll give them a try. I did read that there's an autism centre near me so I could look at attending a day session and see how that goes, just for more knowledge and support. I could give them a call first.

    Omg same! I've read a few autism bios on my Kindle, some hit home a lot and some are very inspiring. That's why I've done my videos, to help others, hopefully be inspiring. 

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  • in reply to Dawn

    Thank you so much Dawn. The relief was straight away, flooded me and caused me to cry - slightly embarrassing but was happy to tears.

    Thanks for suggesting MIND, I'll give them a try. I did read that there's an autism centre near me so I could look at attending a day session and see how that goes, just for more knowledge and support. I could give them a call first.

    Omg same! I've read a few autism bios on my Kindle, some hit home a lot and some are very inspiring. That's why I've done my videos, to help others, hopefully be inspiring. 

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