Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone. I’m a podcast listener as find them informative and in some ways, soothing. I’m looking for recommendations of where I can hear the experiences of the late diagnosed. I was diagnosed this year aged 50. I have noticed that when listening to people discussing their experiences in the media, when they begin talking about being late diagnosed they frame it in the context of being in their late twenties. I would be interested in hearing older peoples life experiences. Thanks in advance.
Just started reading this one - its a big book.
I can relate to swimming against the tide! It is likely my late brother was Autistic too.I think this community is very supportive
I found one today on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/41UP80b4e7u8iKzJTRM70K - male presenter
Good luck really enjoyed mine!
Good luck with your assessment Chris
Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the assessment.
Im 43 and my Assessment is in the next few weeks. I'll let you know how i get on!
I hope it‘s not too late for us but my mood keeps swinging between hopeful and and absolutely hopeless, thinking that it is just too late.
Im awaiting an assessment aged 59. I am autistic. I didnt realise it until this year. My brother aged 60 was diagnosed this year. Of course it explains a lot and provides an explanation and some relief. Its been a difficult life. I described it in the past as swimming against the tide and operating on 50%. We were told we are anxious and a typical personality, what ever that means. So we dont need to try harder, we dont need to want to be like everyone else and we dont need fixing. Its a lot to get your head round after struggling to make sense of why we have struggled with certain aspects of our life so long x
I can 100% relate to this being 52 years old. In fact I did start a thread last week asking for recommendations for older, more traditional thinking, not happy clappy people with autism. As you would imagine there appears to be nothing for people like us. You know, people who have lived a large part of their life masking & trying to fit in. There are considerable differences in the support, information, etc between the various generations children / adolescents, 20 - 30 somethings and 40 and over.
Maybe we are the forgotten generation? Or maybe the generation that it’s all too late for?
I was diagnosed by my GP at 50 in 2020, still waiting for a full diagnosis. I have not found anybody really relevant, most youtubers seem to be in their 20's and 30's.Having ADHD too I struggle with long , detailed books. I think one issue is that ASD is such a massivley big diverse thing, I have found very few people who I can identify with. I think those of us who are older are diffrent from those in their 20's etc. We activley tried to mask massivley as what we had was unknown. I tried so hard to be normal that it is now ingrained in me, I am slowly finding out who I am since my initial diagnosis. I do find some autistic people on social media too modern. I am white, straight, grumpy, not very modern or woke. .
Thank you for everything you have shared
Listening to this podcast now. So far so relatable. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much, love LA will definitely look for this too
Yes, I read Neurotribes too. It's packed with lots of background information about the history of autism and different and changing views of it. I found there were so many places where I felt the author had interviewed me! I'm not sure a neuro-typical person ever experiences that moment when you meet yourself!
I so agree - and far more self awareness as well as awareness of the world around them. However, years and years of masking can result in struggles to know the real you rather than the 'you' you've spent your life creating.
I listen to "oh that's just my autism" it's a late diagnosed lady in her 40s in LA and it's really interesting hearing about her life and the way she thinks and feels. Also how she becomes more comfortable the more she records is nice to listen to. Relatable and funny
Hi you can read my profile to understand what it was like in the '50. '60s. also I would recommend the book "Neurotribes"
Wow thanks so much will try and source from an independent
Thank you I’ll look for it on Spotify
I have it was like reading my own biography, recommend these books to everyone.