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How did you all feel when you were first diagnosed?

Autismman

I’ve been recently diagnosed and have been thinking about it non stop ever since. I’m a 37 year old male and only really came to the conclusion I was probably autistic after I suddenly felt I couldn’t pretend to cope any longer and got quite unwell. I don’t want to feel like some imposter but I can’t help but feel like I wish I ticked all the boxes more accurately. I’ve come across this imposter syndrome as it’s referred to a lot online and it makes sense but I can’t just accept that as it is and move on…it doesn’t bring me much comfort. I was diagnosed with ASD level 1 so perhaps this diagnosis affects my ability to see things clearly anyway or as they are meant to be seen? I don’t know. Just wondering how others felt after they were diagnosed? Was it a huge weight off of the shoulders or did it only raise more questions? Any similar experiences would be great to hear.

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  • For me diagnosed aged 57, Initially pleased and even a little proud! - then taken a few years to work out what that means - realising why things have been tougher than might be expected of an intelligent, caring and physically fit (even if I say so myself :-0 ) person has and is still a bit of a struggle.   You're not alone in struggling to see things clearly is what I think I am saying.  It's not as if one can simply move to autism land regretfully...   Hmmmm.... now there's an idea,  maybe if we all chipped in we could buy a nice uninhabited island somewhere and set up a colony!  All the best fellow.

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  • For me diagnosed aged 57, Initially pleased and even a little proud! - then taken a few years to work out what that means - realising why things have been tougher than might be expected of an intelligent, caring and physically fit (even if I say so myself :-0 ) person has and is still a bit of a struggle.   You're not alone in struggling to see things clearly is what I think I am saying.  It's not as if one can simply move to autism land regretfully...   Hmmmm.... now there's an idea,  maybe if we all chipped in we could buy a nice uninhabited island somewhere and set up a colony!  All the best fellow.

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