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Hi Adele

I'm so sorry to hear that you have had to go through all of that by yourself, it sounds very distressing.

I'm new to this forum as well but it certainly looks like the right place to be for support, understanding and making friends.

Please keep positive and be proud that you've come this far, it says a lot about your character that you've gone out there and obtained your diagnosis without any support.

I hope that you manage to get back to your writing soon. 

Best Wishes

Dan

Hi Sarah, thank you so much. I haven't seen your other message but thanks in advance  It looks like an amazing place so far, I'm looking forward to interacting more and meeting everyone here.

Hi Lulu,

Warm welcome to you too. I hope your finding it helpful as well.

I write about characters I make and the adventures they have. I haven't done a lot of writing lately been a bit low but I'm hoping to get back to it soon.

Aw wow cool. It's a lovely place, I currently live exactly there 

Hi thank you for welcoming me here. I know it is a shame, I've tried to explain it to them and make them understand even showed my mum my assessment but she just won't accept or believe in it. But at least I've found this place now so I can be myself here and get support when needed. 

That's good your son has his diagnosis that must have answered so much for you. I'm sure will benefit him for when he's older as he'll not grow up not knowing which I think is a great thing. Oh I hope your not finding this too overwhelming? I know how stressful it can be to go through especially if it's mostly on your own. Great to hear your mum is supporting you through this time, that will help a lot. Best of luck on your journey through this 

Hi Adele, Welcome! I just posted back to one of your other comments from today but then saw this one too :) this is a great community to find support and advice and yes even friends. Join in discussions when you feel comfortable - you are very welcome here!

All the best,

SarahMod

Hi Adele,

Sorry to hear you’re having such a rough time. It’s nice to hear you still enjoy writing- what do you write about? I hope you will find it helpful here. I have just joined too- not autistic myself but just had a diagnosis for my little girl. 

I used to live in didsbury! Love Manchester!

take care 

Hi Adele, welcome to the community!

I'm sorry your family aren't supportive, that must make everything a lot harder for you. I have a son (nearly 8) who is diagnosed and I am currently going through diagnosis myself. Some of his grandparents don't really get it and try to brush off his diagnosis and say he's fine. Some of them accept it but don't really appreciate the additional adjustments he needs and expect him to fit in with them. I don't think they see me as autistic either (Though my Mum has been supportive with giving input for my diagnosis even if she's not convinced that I am). I've kept a lot of my struggles to myself which is probably why I appear typical to them, but I'm now (late 30s) starting to make decisions based on my needs and not trying to fit in with others so we will see how well that goes down!