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Hi CraftyGirl welcome to the community. I agree it was a big shock to me, I'm in my 50's and to discover this in the last months initially blew my mind. I would say things have got better with time, reading/watching a lot around the subject has helped me a lot as well as the community here. From my experience, I have found three things that helped me, time, being kinder to yourself and support/understanding. 

Hi whiteD404, I am trying to be kinder to myself. Alot of things made more sense about my life when i found out about autism. for years i wasnt sure about big parts of my life and once they said autism everything made sense to me. Is there anything youd recommend for reading as google is an endless pool of information lol it overwhelms me alot.

:) 

It’s not so easy I’m still learning to be kinder to myself I’m my worst critic really.  There’s a few options from what I’ve read/watched/listened to depending on what you prefer.

reading wise there’s quite a lot on this site which I have found useful. I’ve found a couple of books by Dr Luke Beardon quite good, Autism in Adults and Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic adults.

podcasts I have listened to meet my autistic brain and my friend autism

youtube I’ve watched Chris and Debby, Autism from the inside, mom on the spectrum, Yo samdy Sam and that autistic guy

Thats all i hope for too and i really hope you do :) 

You're very welcome. Through this community, I hope to get to know people who are just like me so hopefully I can find my place in the world too.

You're very welcome. Through this community, I hope to get to know people who are just like me so hopefully I can find my place in the world too.

Thats all i hope for too and i really hope you do :)