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Newly diagnosed

Patrick_OR

Finally been diagnosed by the NHS which only took 4 years wait time. Am 58 had several burnouts in the time it took to get diagnosed and a lifetime of false starts and misunderstanding. Feel huge sense of loss right now plus self doubt and questioning. Am I really. Not sure how to deal with this. Is it normal to feel lost after diagnosis?

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  • Yes it is normal to feel lost. Welcome to the 'Latelings' club.

    Try to read this https://howtobeautistic.com it may help to describe the different stages of accepting a late autism diagnosis.

    I'm in my fifties and had so many years of internalised ableism and to some extent still picking the bones of it. I was diagnosed over 2 years ago and

    If I can offer any guidance remember to be kind to yourself, its not your fault, you are not broken but are just different.

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  • Yes it is normal to feel lost. Welcome to the 'Latelings' club.

    Try to read this https://howtobeautistic.com it may help to describe the different stages of accepting a late autism diagnosis.

    I'm in my fifties and had so many years of internalised ableism and to some extent still picking the bones of it. I was diagnosed over 2 years ago and

    If I can offer any guidance remember to be kind to yourself, its not your fault, you are not broken but are just different.

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