I’m reading Pete Wharmby’s book and came across this:
“An interesting phenomenon that many late-diagnosed autistic people report is that straight after their diagnosis, their relationships with their family, friends and especially work colleagues start to break down a little”
I have noticed this. Every single person I was remotely friendly with at work has distanced themselves from me since my diagnosis and I’ve been wondering why, as I haven’t deliberately on consciously unmasked.
Have any of you experienced this?