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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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  • Hi. How you thought before your diagnosis is how I remember I was feeling at the time. I was in my teens when I was diagnosed and I remember having those exact same thoughts, especially wondering if people would think different of me and if anyone would want to be friends. I hadn't had much luck making friends and I remember wondering whether my diagnosis would make it easier or not.

    Mac78321 said:
    When you found out you were Autistic, did you feel like you're life was going to be different?

    Initially, no. The diagnosis came and meant very little to me, I think it explained a great deal to my parents but for me it was just words. You're autistic. I didn't feel different, I didn't look different, and nothing had changed. I was still struggling at school, over thinking things... I think I had been hoping for improvements there, and to be able to make friends, that also had not changed of course. I hoped the anxiety would improve as well.

    I still struggle with all of the above but over time have come to accept my autism and understand it better. The diagnosis itself hasn't made much of a difference to my life but knowing I'm autistic has allowed me to be kinder to myself because it explains why I'm the way I am and why I do the things I do.

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  • Hi. How you thought before your diagnosis is how I remember I was feeling at the time. I was in my teens when I was diagnosed and I remember having those exact same thoughts, especially wondering if people would think different of me and if anyone would want to be friends. I hadn't had much luck making friends and I remember wondering whether my diagnosis would make it easier or not.

    Mac78321 said:
    When you found out you were Autistic, did you feel like you're life was going to be different?

    Initially, no. The diagnosis came and meant very little to me, I think it explained a great deal to my parents but for me it was just words. You're autistic. I didn't feel different, I didn't look different, and nothing had changed. I was still struggling at school, over thinking things... I think I had been hoping for improvements there, and to be able to make friends, that also had not changed of course. I hoped the anxiety would improve as well.

    I still struggle with all of the above but over time have come to accept my autism and understand it better. The diagnosis itself hasn't made much of a difference to my life but knowing I'm autistic has allowed me to be kinder to myself because it explains why I'm the way I am and why I do the things I do.

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