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Hi I'm newly diagnosed with autism.

PassionateAsSin

Hi I'm PassionateAsSin. I’ve always been different and struggled so much with making friends which I found depressing so I spent so much time isolating myself because I thought I was just weird. But now I’ve been diagnosed with autism and suddenly everything has fit together and all my difference makes total sense. The diagnosis has given me a lot of validation and for the first time ever I feel as if I truly belong and can really see myself, like the real me and not some mask I’m hiding behind to fit in.

There’s still a lot I don’t understand and struggle with but at least now I have my diagnosis I can hopefully begin to enjoy life a little more and unwind as I continue to discover myself.

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  • Hi and welcome to the community. I'm a woman in my sixties and retired, and I enjoy reading and playing video games. I see from your profile you like assassins creed games - I love Odyssey, Valhalla and Origins.

  • in reply to Lotus

    Hi and thanks for the welcome. 

    That's cool you enjoy Assassin's Creed games. Which one is your fave to play? 

    What books do you like to read? I've always loved reading. I like escaping in to a good book. 

    I just started reading a Stephen Fry's Odyssey book. It's a really fun read actually, way better than I thought it would be.

  • in reply to PassionateAsSin

    My favourite Assassin's creed game is Odyssey. I like to play as Alexios, but my husband plays as Kassandra - which sibling do you play?

    I've also always loved to read, and I mainly like science fiction, fantasy, time travel and dystopian future novels, but I also sometimes read romantic comedy, humour or historical novels. I've read some novels by Stephen Fry that I thought were good.

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  • in reply to PassionateAsSin

    My favourite Assassin's creed game is Odyssey. I like to play as Alexios, but my husband plays as Kassandra - which sibling do you play?

    I've also always loved to read, and I mainly like science fiction, fantasy, time travel and dystopian future novels, but I also sometimes read romantic comedy, humour or historical novels. I've read some novels by Stephen Fry that I thought were good.

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