Hey

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....