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What was the straw that broke the camels back?

Autismman

Hey, I wanted to know peoples personal stories of their Autism emerging and what caused the sudden on set of the autism awareness within yourselves? I think I split when my mum died and I found her, I couldn’t cope with that and I’ve tried to burry it impossibly. 

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  • I think I'd know it was a strong possibility for a long time but it was when I started to find it harder to cope at work that I decided I needed to get a diagnosis if for no other reason than to protect myself.

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    This makes so much sense, I genuinely feel the autistic fight to be SEEN, to be VALIDATED, to have most importantly a definitive concept of yourself is so paramount to people. I’m struggling at work right now, my views on how I think people think about me are borderline delusional and for years I’ve been beating myself up but now I’m starting to realise that actually I’m the best staff member they have, 

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  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    This makes so much sense, I genuinely feel the autistic fight to be SEEN, to be VALIDATED, to have most importantly a definitive concept of yourself is so paramount to people. I’m struggling at work right now, my views on how I think people think about me are borderline delusional and for years I’ve been beating myself up but now I’m starting to realise that actually I’m the best staff member they have, 

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