Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone! I’m new here and really happy that there’s a place like this forum to come to. I’m a 32 year old female and I was diagnosed when I was 30. It’s been an uphill journey since, but very rewarding overall. It feels a bit like being on a long-distance phone call with the world, or being behind a glass screen where you can’t quite hear speech properly. Really keen to hear about your experiences, talk about details so I can learn more about the condition, and lend a digital ear to anyone who’d like one. Am also really interested in assistive technology and supports. It seems like there is a lot of exciting technology coming out at the moment such as speech-to-text and speech-to-sign translation apps, specialist hearing aids that can be adjusted from phones, and virtual / augmented reality for experiencing different social environments, and I think it could be an innovative time for support tools not just for those on the spectrum, but to augment all types of sensory abilities. Anyway, would love to hear from you. Thank you
Welcome, from a fellow newb! Just joined myself too, another person who was diagnosed later in life! Explained so much though when I was. I have days where I wish I was more 'normal' and didn't have this - but others where I enjoy that different perspective that being on the spectrum brings :)
Hi, great to hear from you. Congratulations on the diagnosis bringing you some answers. I've found it very helpful to hear about other people's experiences on the spectrum as they have helped me to put into words what I had been experiencing, and validated the feelings too. Hope you are doing well