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Hi all, I’m Sophie, I have recently been diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder after years and years of feeling incredibly different and really quite lonely, I have struggled for years so I’m trying to navigate through things etc! Any advice or anything would be great! 
do you ever feel really different ? Like you see the world in a different way? I feel my mind plays pictures or objects as if in  a move scene ! 
thanks all 

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  • Hi Sophie, welcome! My advice is to take your time and be patient with yourself. I didn't really feel all that much when I received my diagnosis, after all, I'd spent 12 months fighting to get it and I wouldn't have gone through such effort if I didn't know I was autistic already. The diagnosis was, in all honesty, my attempt to get a bit of validation for my feelings.

    So, if you don't immediately jump into action upon receiving your diagnosis, that's okay, it's been about 9 months since my diagnosis and not a great deal has changed in my life. That being said, you've probably masked your entire life to some extent - possibly to such an extent that you don't know what parts of your life are masked and which aren't. Therefore, I'd try "unmasking" a little, and seeing how it goes. Embrace your uniqueness if it makes you feel better (I'd recommend checking out this YouTube video which really helped this topic click for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq2ZsTly1HY)

    I definitely do feel different, and I also struggle with loneliness.

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  • Hi Sophie, welcome! My advice is to take your time and be patient with yourself. I didn't really feel all that much when I received my diagnosis, after all, I'd spent 12 months fighting to get it and I wouldn't have gone through such effort if I didn't know I was autistic already. The diagnosis was, in all honesty, my attempt to get a bit of validation for my feelings.

    So, if you don't immediately jump into action upon receiving your diagnosis, that's okay, it's been about 9 months since my diagnosis and not a great deal has changed in my life. That being said, you've probably masked your entire life to some extent - possibly to such an extent that you don't know what parts of your life are masked and which aren't. Therefore, I'd try "unmasking" a little, and seeing how it goes. Embrace your uniqueness if it makes you feel better (I'd recommend checking out this YouTube video which really helped this topic click for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq2ZsTly1HY)

    I definitely do feel different, and I also struggle with loneliness.

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