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After diagnosis?

Murfster

Hi,

I'm an newly diagnosed 40 year old adult and wondered what feelings and emotions other people felt after being diagnosed?

For me it's caused some serious reflection over my life and all the total car crash relationships and experiences that have been down to my behaviour. Now I know why.

Still very....I dont know...to digest.

Parents

  • Its better than that! There is nothing about you that needs fixing. A diagnosis is based on a list of things that you cannot do or do poorly. Thats bound to make anyone feel broken. But being autistic is so much more than their wretched 'triad of impairments'.

    We have many wonderful qualities and abilities and we can define ourselves to include all of them. As recombinantsocks says look for the opportunities in each day and make your life fit you and enrich you. And a big welcome to being autistic!

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  • Its better than that! There is nothing about you that needs fixing. A diagnosis is based on a list of things that you cannot do or do poorly. Thats bound to make anyone feel broken. But being autistic is so much more than their wretched 'triad of impairments'.

    We have many wonderful qualities and abilities and we can define ourselves to include all of them. As recombinantsocks says look for the opportunities in each day and make your life fit you and enrich you. And a big welcome to being autistic!

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