Morning all
My name is dyanne, I am 60-years old, and only recently formally diagnosed with autism. I was fully aware that a diagnosis wasn't going to change anything, but I was deternined that I would find something positive about going throught the process. One of the clinicians i saw told me to embrace being austic and to openly share my diagnosis. she said i have spent 60 years trying to fit in with the world, so maybe if people were aware of my diagnosis, they might consider meeting me half way. One of the hardest thing about going through the diagnosis process was acknowledging how desparately sad and lonely i have been throughout mylife.
So I'm accepting the new me, being my authentic self and learning to give myself some grace. It's a start right.....
Its definitely helped with my relationshops with my husband....he's previously thought that i was lazy and wouldn't make an effort to socialise with people. He now knows that it literally takes everything I've got to do that. so I'm looking out for all the positives, no matter how small they are.
dyanne x
