Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone,
I am a 51 yr old man that was confirmed autistic last Tuesday, experiencing mixed emotions is an understatement, I felt relief at now knowing why I was "different" then anger at losing 47 years of my life being undiagnosed and struggling with everything, regret at missed opportunities in life because I didn't know how to handle those chances, sadness that I've missed out on what neurotypical people did like, go on holidays together, enjoying each others social company.
My first question is, how did you handle the news of being told you are autistic?
Hi Craig.
Congratulations! There are some lovely people on here, and all sorts of views and experiences. They've helped me over the past few months since my diagnosis.