Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I’m a 31 year old women who has been diagnosed with ASD last week. I was given the report by my psychiatrist and then left to it.
I’m struggling to know how to process, integrate and understand the news. I also have no idea how to share this with my family.
I would really appreciate any advice on resources, and support for this early stage of understanding myself. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Hello. Welcome to your autistic community!
It’s perfectly natural to not know how to process the news, after all autistic identification is life changing. Be kind to yourself. I hope it is reassuring to know that many of us in this autistic community have felt the same way.
Below I have posted a link to a video about common reactions to autistic discovery- hopefully these may resonate with you:
https://www.youtube.com/live/oo34mppLMqE?feature=share
Also the autistic led education platform Aucademy is absolutely brilliant and should definitely help you on your autistic discovery journey:
https://aucademy.co.uk/
https://aucademy.co.uk/starting-your-autistic-discovery-journey/
https://youtube.com/@aucademy6195
I hope you enjoy being part of this autistic community, you can learn so much just by sharing experiences with each other. We are here for you.