Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm 49 yes and I've just been diagnosed with autism.
I feel the NHS as a whole has let me down, I have had problems through out my school and college days and got called Stupid alot whilst in Eduction and in personal time ie: HOME.
I now feel if had been diagnosed sooner I would not of been bullied as much I'd did and still do: it's just not fair .
Hi Golom, I'm 45 and was diagnosed a few months ago, after my diagnosis I was sad and felt like so many systems had failed me - similar to how you describe feeling. I felt that so many people along my life had let me down, because they didn't spot it. Teachers, Doctors, family.
I was also (over time) relieved to learn there was a reason for why I always felt different and just wasn't like others. I'm grateful that I have the chance to see my life through new lens now, to understand myself better, to be easier on myself - so many people of our age go through their entire lives never knowing. They never get the chance to know.
There is a process of grieving - because we were failed. You're not alone in that. I feel that the rest of my life has a chance to be different now, now that I know.
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