Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone.
My name is Angela. I am 45 and have been married for 25 years with 4 children aged between 13 and 24. Just recently diagnosed myself as having autism and really struggling to come to terms with it and how it impacts my life. Although it does make sense of everything now I am finding it difficult to accept myself and see how I can live a happy and fulfilling life.
I would be extremely grateful for any advice from anyone please or just to know that there is someone else out there.
Hi Angela, welcome to the forum
I felt quite shell shocked for a few weeks after my autism realization but reading posts from other autistic people on here i found very comforting. The sense of belonging was very important too
You are definitely not alone, there are lots of understanding and supportive people here