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more or less 2 months since my late diagnosis.  is it wrong to wonder why i bothered, yes now i have a formal diagnosis but  has it has changed much.  im still struggling to manage, still not getting the support i need and still feeling like im on the wrong planet.  i dont know what i expected if anything but i guess i was hoping things would feel easier.  knowing im autistic doesnt change the world around me and how i struggle with it and its making me feel low.   anyone else felt the same after late diagnosis

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  • I essentially felt relieved, I knew, at last, why I was the way I was and am. It was useful in giving me better insight into my problems. I did not expect the diagnosis to solve my problems, so was not disappointed. I also had no expectation of external support, I had reached 59 without any support, how could I make a reasonable case for receiving it now? Again no disappointment.

    The diagnosis did allow me to devise more useful 'work arounds' to cope with societal pressures and allowed me to bail on, or opt out of, events I knew would be distressing, without feeling guilty. It also allowed me to forgive myself for past failings.

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  • I essentially felt relieved, I knew, at last, why I was the way I was and am. It was useful in giving me better insight into my problems. I did not expect the diagnosis to solve my problems, so was not disappointed. I also had no expectation of external support, I had reached 59 without any support, how could I make a reasonable case for receiving it now? Again no disappointment.

    The diagnosis did allow me to devise more useful 'work arounds' to cope with societal pressures and allowed me to bail on, or opt out of, events I knew would be distressing, without feeling guilty. It also allowed me to forgive myself for past failings.

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