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Late diagnosis and noticing traits

this_is_phil

I was diagnosed last year at 32 and I've begun to notice a lot more traits, and in particular stimming. The problem is that I'm now not sure if I'm doing things because I feel I should be doing them, or if it's just that I'm just noticing it more. The one thing that makes me feel less of an imposter is when I notice I've been doing something, like rocking or mushing my fingers together (can't think of a better way to describe that) for a while without noticing it. Does/has anyone else experienced this after a late diagnosis?

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  • I’ve been finding that I’ve been “allowing” myself to do what I might consider stimming when I’m getting overwhelmed. This has included things like individually tapping my palm with individual fingers on one hand, thumb to little finger and back again. Did it whilst walking to the shop earlier and was amazed how much it calmed me down!

    I still get massive imposter syndrome but I am starting to wonder how much of this stuff I might have been doing for a while without taking notice of it. 

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  • I’ve been finding that I’ve been “allowing” myself to do what I might consider stimming when I’m getting overwhelmed. This has included things like individually tapping my palm with individual fingers on one hand, thumb to little finger and back again. Did it whilst walking to the shop earlier and was amazed how much it calmed me down!

    I still get massive imposter syndrome but I am starting to wonder how much of this stuff I might have been doing for a while without taking notice of it. 

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