Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, just thought I would say hello..
I'm newly diagnosed, a mother of three children and although I always thought I was different, it didn't really occur to me I might be autistic until my eldest turned 5 and I started to see similarities between us. My eldest is now on the pathway to be assessed in the next 3 years after fighting so hard for her for the best part of 7 years.
I was diagnosed two weeks ago and it's answered a lot of my questions on my difficulties I've faced over the years and still do and the things I've done in the past that I look back and think "that's not normal". But not really sure with how else it's made me feel. How has everyone else found being diagnosed later on in life? I'm 38 by the way. What positives (and negatives) have you faced since your diagnosis?
Thanks for reading!
I'm fifty three. I was diagnosed last year. It made sense, as I've always been different. As time has gone on, it has lead to me fully understanding myself, and accepting some aspects that I had denied, like my need for cross dressing. I'm a big biker, most of the time. I have found the whole process like pealing an onion, whilst kicking a hornet's nest.