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Hello Octopus and welcome.

"Unsettling" can be a sensation for people very late diagnosed - so, no need to be concerned about that as unusual for people - I think you will find that you are in good company among us in the community here.

In case you haven't seen them - here are some useful post-diagnosis resources:

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/after-diagnosis

Do go at your own pace, take care.

thank you all for the replies and the information.

It is a lonely path. My family are aware but not my colleagues. I work somewhere where Diversity and Inclusion are buzzwords but in reality there is no acceptance or tolerance to people who don't fit the mould. I am to even sure how to unmask and what even I am doing to mask. I am just exhausted.

I will get on with the research and see what becomes apparent

Thank you

thank you all for the replies and the information.

It is a lonely path. My family are aware but not my colleagues. I work somewhere where Diversity and Inclusion are buzzwords but in reality there is no acceptance or tolerance to people who don't fit the mould. I am to even sure how to unmask and what even I am doing to mask. I am just exhausted.

I will get on with the research and see what becomes apparent

Thank you