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Partytrooper

Hi I'm a F28 diagnosed with ASD. I was diagnosed this year, on Feb 4th on my birthday, and it's a great feeling because I finally have to validation I've kind of been searching for my whole life so far. I'm a bit of a Star Wars nerd lol, It's my special interest and I love to learn new things too, I've been using an app on my phone recently to teach me how to speak Italian.

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  • Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome to the community!

    There are a lot of other late-diagnosed people here, so it's a great place to share your thoughts, connect with others, and/or just to pick up tips and learn by reading others' posts.

    The NAS has a great set of articles focused on "after diagnosis", including one covering how you might feel during the subsequent days / weeks / months. You might find them of interest and/or helpful:

    NAS - How you might feel after a diagnosis

    NAS - Other advice covering post-diagnosis including:

    • Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis
    • Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis
    • Formal support following an autism diagnosis
    • What can I do if formal support is not offered or is not enough

    Therapy (or counselling) is often recommended after a diagnosis, as a follow up action for your GP to arrange. In anticipation of that, you might find it helpful to borrow or buy this book, which includes discussion of various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. Several of us here have found it very helpful, including me:

    The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

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  • Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome to the community!

    There are a lot of other late-diagnosed people here, so it's a great place to share your thoughts, connect with others, and/or just to pick up tips and learn by reading others' posts.

    The NAS has a great set of articles focused on "after diagnosis", including one covering how you might feel during the subsequent days / weeks / months. You might find them of interest and/or helpful:

    NAS - How you might feel after a diagnosis

    NAS - Other advice covering post-diagnosis including:

    • Talking about and disclosing your autism diagnosis
    • Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis
    • Formal support following an autism diagnosis
    • What can I do if formal support is not offered or is not enough

    Therapy (or counselling) is often recommended after a diagnosis, as a follow up action for your GP to arrange. In anticipation of that, you might find it helpful to borrow or buy this book, which includes discussion of various types of therapy and counselling, together with advice on choosing the right therapist or counsellor - all from an autistic person's viewpoint. Several of us here have found it very helpful, including me:

    The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

Children
  • in reply to Bunny

    Hello Bunny. OMG! Thank you SM!!

    Thank you for the articles, so kind of you, they will be a lot of help. It kind of feels like I’m left in the dark now to be honest as I got my diagnosis and it was like bye then… I have been sent a referral for a therapist so hopefully that won’t be too long waiting. I waited almost six years for my diagnosis, I’m hoping it won’t be as long for the therapy.

    I'll check my library for the book, if not I'll buy it for myself. I already have read two books on autism/neurodivergency and both are really helpful to me.

    Thanks again x.