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Just diagnosed yesterday.

Morganna Le Faye

Hi,

Yesterday I was diagnosed with level 1 autism spectum.  I'm 45. Female.  And although the diagnosis doesn't suprise me - I had figured it out, and took myself for testing.   I find myself sad for my younger self, and frankly angry at all those folks who could, and perhaps should, have spotted something when I was a child. I have just one life, and I've spent 45 years feeling that I was somehow failing, when all I needed was someone to recognise neurodivergence. 

Anyone else feel this way?

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  • Hi Morganna,
    Yes, I can understand that sadness and anger. I'm going through something similar myself, on the waiting list for diagnosis. I think I can put my finger on a concrete example of how better understanding of the condition could have changed my life from my pre-teens onwards and it's really difficult to not feel wrongly treated. I haven't come through this just yet and it's difficult and painful to work through. There are people here who have a lot of good experience and perspective and I hope that one day I will get a better perspective on things and I hope that you can find that too. It is difficult though. 

  • in reply to Andy Neniu

    I should add for context, I'm about to turn 50 this year.

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