Hey,
My name is Jamie and i found out i'm autistic in December at the age of 35.
There has been a mixture of emotions and mental states since then:
Relief: That i finally found out what was wrong with me after trying to fathom it my entire life
Sadness: That my autism was missed by myself and a long list of health professionals
Self-compassion: I've been beating myself up and being highly critical of myself my entire
life but i'm starting to be kinder and forgive myself for past mistakes and hurting people
Self-belief: I have more self-belief and confidence already because i've come this far in life
without knowing i had a disability
Self-esteem: My self-esteem is much better already a little over a month after realizing i was autistic
I found the videos on the NAS Youtube channel of people sharing their stories very helpful and could
relate very strongly to what they were saying and had gone through.
I don't know any autistic people in real life and my family don't seem to get it so thought it would be
nice to connect with some autistic people online....
