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Recently diagnosed at 57

NAS73103

So, I really don`t know how I`m feeling about my diagnosis.

I`ve always felt `different` from an early age.

* Enjoying my own company

* Anxiety

* poor sleep

* My head always feeling busy

* Avoiding eye contact

* Making excuses not to go to social events/adapting my behaviours

* Heightened sensitivity to sounds, smells, light

* Strong sense of justice

etc, etc

I decided to get a diagnosis to understand myself when I received it I cried, relief I guess but now I feel like I am riding a rollercoaster of emotions and I can`t get off switching from `I knew I was different`, `oh goodness I`m autistic!!!

Is this `normal?` Best way of getting support???

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    NAS73103 said:
    Is this `normal?` Best way of getting support???

    All the points you make in your post have been made by others on this forum, so they are not uncommon, so yes you are ‘normal’. That said, you might learn to manage some of the things that cause you most difficulty. For instance, anxiety is problematic for many of us, but some people have found that it can be alleviated through various approaches such as boundary setting, relaxation techniques etc. 

    I found it useful to educate myself about autism by reading the information available on the websites of the NAS, and other Autism charities. I also read a lot of books on Autism. This forum has been invaluable because the posts have demonstrated that we may have certain traits in common, yet they affect us in different ways, and we don’t all have the same traits. 

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  • Welcome to the community  

    NAS73103 said:
    Is this `normal?` Best way of getting support???

    All the points you make in your post have been made by others on this forum, so they are not uncommon, so yes you are ‘normal’. That said, you might learn to manage some of the things that cause you most difficulty. For instance, anxiety is problematic for many of us, but some people have found that it can be alleviated through various approaches such as boundary setting, relaxation techniques etc. 

    I found it useful to educate myself about autism by reading the information available on the websites of the NAS, and other Autism charities. I also read a lot of books on Autism. This forum has been invaluable because the posts have demonstrated that we may have certain traits in common, yet they affect us in different ways, and we don’t all have the same traits. 

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