Published on 12, July, 2020
41 year old female, just diagnosed. I’m still processing that.
I’ve been on this forum for some time but before receiving diagnosis I felt like an imposter so I’ve convinced myself that I shouldn’t talk to people (at least not too much) because I wasn’t formally diagnosed. But now I am. Maybe I’ll feel more comfortable in few weeks /months.
I think that it takes time to grow into a new autistic identity. You have obviously convinced a trained clinician, or more than one, of your autistic 'credentials'. I think you should begin owning your autistic nature. After all, you are the world's foremost expert on your own autism and you have every right to talk about it.