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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.

  • in reply to Phased

    Can we have separate islands with notice if we plan to visit each other so we can all make sure to switch islands when the other one comes over?

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