Recent diagnosis

Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome to the community!

The NAS has a great set of articles focused on "after diagnosis" - including one covering how you might feel during the coming days / weeks / months - which you might find them helpful:

NAS - How you might feel after a diagnosis

NAS - Other advice covering post-diagnosis including:

• Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis
• Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis
• Formal support following an autism diagnosis
• What can I do if formal support is not offered or is not enough

Your diagnosis letter might include some follow up actions for you and/or your GP, to start you on the next stage of your journey.

Therapy (or counselling) is often one of those recommendations, as a follow up action for your GP to arrange. In anticipation of that, you might find it helpful to borrow or buy this book. It discusses various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. Several of us here have found it very helpful:

The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

This book enabled me to make some immediate, helpful changes - you might also find it useful:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!

Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome to the community!

The NAS has a great set of articles focused on "after diagnosis" - including one covering how you might feel during the coming days / weeks / months - which you might find them helpful:

NAS - How you might feel after a diagnosis

NAS - Other advice covering post-diagnosis including:

• Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis
• Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis
• Formal support following an autism diagnosis
• What can I do if formal support is not offered or is not enough

Your diagnosis letter might include some follow up actions for you and/or your GP, to start you on the next stage of your journey.

Therapy (or counselling) is often one of those recommendations, as a follow up action for your GP to arrange. In anticipation of that, you might find it helpful to borrow or buy this book. It discusses various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. Several of us here have found it very helpful:

The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

This book enabled me to make some immediate, helpful changes - you might also find it useful:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!