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Is it normal to feel embarrassed?

Els

I got diagnosed with autism in November 2024. I am still figuring out ways to manage life a bit better since I feel like I’ve been “regressing” since (I know this is completely normal) What I would like to know is if it’s normal to feel embarrassed about having autism? I think, especially nowadays with social media, people have made a big joke of autism and it’s very made fun of. It’s almost like I have to hide it from people. I’ve only told a few close friends and family and I try not to tell anyone else. I don’t necessarily want to feel embarrassed. But a part of me is. It’s like people will look at me differently or treat me differently if I tell them.

Anyone else?

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  • Hi Els, 

    Thank you for sharing. Disclosing your diagnosis is very personal and unfortunately the culture we live in still stigmatises Autism and can be a very dififcult world to live in. Our page on talking about and disclosing your diagnosis may be helpful to you: Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis if you would like to read about others experiences.

    A big part of what the NAS do is to reduce the stimgmatism around Autism and to educate people about what it actually means and we have run several campaigns to this effect. I can see several of the community have had similar experiences. I hope their experiences can help.

    Best wishes,

    Alice Mod

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  • Hi Els, 

    Thank you for sharing. Disclosing your diagnosis is very personal and unfortunately the culture we live in still stigmatises Autism and can be a very dififcult world to live in. Our page on talking about and disclosing your diagnosis may be helpful to you: Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis if you would like to read about others experiences.

    A big part of what the NAS do is to reduce the stimgmatism around Autism and to educate people about what it actually means and we have run several campaigns to this effect. I can see several of the community have had similar experiences. I hope their experiences can help.

    Best wishes,

    Alice Mod

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