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Feeling different?

Mac78321

I was diagnosed with Autism in April 2024

In October 2023, I wasn't doing well mentally, I kept thinking and asking myself,

What is going to happen if I do Autism?

Would I still be able to work? 

Is my life going to change? 

Will people think about me differently? 

Will anyone want to be friends with me? Everything like that, 

I didn't let it get to me as much, when I went for the first screening, I was a bit nervous, But I felt good about it, and then at the second screening and being told I have Autism, It felt like a relief, I felt happy about it, It answered a lot of questions, But then a few weeks after that, It started to get to me a bit, I thought to myself, I don't need to change, I am still the same person, 

When you found out you were Autistic, did you feel like you're life was going to be different?

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  • I felt a massive sense of relief when I was diagnosed, finally I could put a name to many of the things that seprate me from others. I don't know how you '..would do autism', you either are or aren't, just carry on being you, be authentic, I think people respond much more possitively to those who are authentic, even if they don't always "get" you.

    I'm out about being autistic, why should I feel shame or hide it, it's not like people thought I was "normal" whatever that is, to begin with, if people have the audacity to challenge me about something I do, unless I've unwittingly put my foot in it, I tell them I'm autistic and to get over it.

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  • I felt a massive sense of relief when I was diagnosed, finally I could put a name to many of the things that seprate me from others. I don't know how you '..would do autism', you either are or aren't, just carry on being you, be authentic, I think people respond much more possitively to those who are authentic, even if they don't always "get" you.

    I'm out about being autistic, why should I feel shame or hide it, it's not like people thought I was "normal" whatever that is, to begin with, if people have the audacity to challenge me about something I do, unless I've unwittingly put my foot in it, I tell them I'm autistic and to get over it.

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