Published on 12, July, 2020
Just had confirmation that I am autistic. I am in my late 50s and in the end my life experience couldn't really be explained any other way. It's been like trying to finish a jigsaw puzzle and finally finding the missing piece. I can start to let go of the past and maybe continue studying after I finish an MA. I would find it reassuring to read other people's experiences of late diagnosis. I feel a mixture of relief tempered by regret, if I had had help and support earlier I think many things would have been easier.
Good luck with your future.
I haven't got a formal diagnosis yet, but I am going to press for one, despite being 66, as I think having a diagnosis might be beneficial if I need care in later life, in the way care and support is given.
Like you, being autistic makes sense so much of my life history, and life would have been easier if it had been recognised.