Published on 12, July, 2020
It's so lovely to be here. Firstly, thank you to the amazing members who helped point me in the right direction during my diagnosis journey. I'm delighted to have discovered I'm autistic and also very overwhelmed by it. I mask a lot and I've made a promise to myself to try and let myself be more authentically myself as much as I can now, especially now I have a diagnosis. I love cats, books, mental health and psychology. I also have bipolar disorder. Navigating both bipolar disorder and autism is definitely challenging. I hope to be an active part of this community and help people as much as I possibly can.
I never thought I'd be a cat person untill I got gorgeous rescue boy. I was always a dog person before that. Funny you should mention Jaffa Cakes were my safe food growing up! Thank you for the lovely welcome.
Me too, I think my family has had a lot of autism and mental ill health in its history. I'm the first to be open about it and try to face it more (the truth) as far as I'm aware.
Welcome I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD when I was 21 years old which was almost 11 years ago now I love being part of the autism community and I sometimes post fun little debates for example are Jaffer cakes a cake or biscuit and so on. Feel free to take part if you like. Sadly I’m more of a dog person than a cat person but I love all animals including cats.
That's really great to hear, and welcome to the community!
...Do I say, 'settle right in!' too?
Just so you know NAS91140 (the person you have just replied to is probably spam.
Thank you
I think my Mum is and I'm almost certain my grandfather was. I plan to try and let myself be more authentically me and not mask so much. Thank you for such a lovely reply.
Welcome
Wow it’s great to have another member join us. I’m sure you’ll be glad to know you’re autistic now. Do you think anyone else in your family could have it too? Like your parents or grandparents? I feel my mums side of the family had strong genetic autism. My mum defo has it so does her dad (my grandad). Wish I knew if my grandads parents had it too. It’s interesting to me you know? What do you plan to do with this new information that you’re autistic? I made good use of my diagnosis for sure. I learned a lot about myself.
Thank you. I love the emoji as my cat is a tuxedo rescue boy ️
Great meme!
You are welcome! Thanks for the compliment, glad you like it! I hope we can help you understand that you are ausomely autistic too!
What kind of things do you find comforting?
This has made me literally smile . Thank you
Welcome! Delighted to hear you're so happy about the diagnosis. I was as well. Bonus points on the cats.
Thank you so much. I love your username. It's great
Congratulations and welcome to your autistic community!