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Newly Diagnosed Adult

Katdog
over 4 years ago

Hello, I'm Katdog 

I'm 31, female and I've just been diagnosed with autism.

For me the diagnosis is a relief, because it explains a lot and now my whole life makes sense.

I've always felt different and I've never fit in anywhere. I always say it's like I'm a cat and everyone else is a dog. But no one knows I'm a cat, so I'm expected to act like a dog, and do dog things, but those things never felt right to me and it's not natural, because I'm a cat (Hence the nickname 'Katdog' ... my real name starts with a K).

So it's a relief to know that I'm not a weirdo or an alien or stupid or acting up or exaggerating... I'm autistic. I feel a lot more accepting of myself now.

Can anyone else relate to this?

Also, is this website always really slow at loading/switching pages or is that just my android devices? 

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hello Katdog, welcome to the community. 

    For me the diagnosis was also a relief and a new understanding. It gave me the key to reexamine my past and come with the answers. It made me to re-conceptualise a lot of my past and my concept of mental health conditions and disability. It was really a journey.  It is not unusual to experience a range of emotions over a period o time. There is a very good video about it here: https://ndsa.uk/content/just-diagnosed-now-what/

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hello Katdog, welcome to the community. 

    For me the diagnosis was also a relief and a new understanding. It gave me the key to reexamine my past and come with the answers. It made me to re-conceptualise a lot of my past and my concept of mental health conditions and disability. It was really a journey.  It is not unusual to experience a range of emotions over a period o time. There is a very good video about it here: https://ndsa.uk/content/just-diagnosed-now-what/

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