Hello everyone
Yesterday, I had my autism assessment here in Cornwall. After a quite intense four hours, they told me there and then that I'm autistic and that it was quite clear cut.
I was on the waiting list for three years, and although I knew there was good chance I get diagnosed, I think I still appeared slightly surprised.
Despite having read and thought so much about it over the past three + years, hearing someone say it back to me took me aback slightly. So many years of trying and failing to fit in, with recurrent challenges that I struggled to make sense of .
I've been on the forum a couple of times before with different accounts while still waiting for my assessment, but thought I'd give it another go.
My main emotions at the moment are relief to have finally heard someone say it, but also frustration that it was missed for so long (I'm 51). The psychologist said it was missed because I'm a really good mimic and worked hard at masking, even though that was frequently exhausting.
