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Diagnosed 2 weeks ago at 37

SilmarilCritter

Hi there, I'm a 37 year old woman and I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago. I've suspected I had autism for a while but was never certain so I initially felt relief when I got the diagnosis. But now I don't know what I'm feeling. I feel... kind of flat? My support network has been good but I'm not great at talking about myself and how I'm feeling so I'm struggling to identify my emotions.

I've heard about skill regression but as a very high masker I never really thought it would happen to me. Maybe this is what is happening?

I was just wondering how others felt post-diagnosis.

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  • Hi and welcome 

    I didn’t realise myself until my therapist mentioned I might have ADHD, and I now have an AuDHD diagnosis.

    I’ve struggled most of my life with feeling inadequate and useless, so getting diagnosed didn’t suddenly change how I felt. If anything, I felt a bit sad at times for not knowing earlier.

    It’s been a slow process for and I’m only just starting to feel more like my real self. I also find it hard to identify how I’m feeling sometimes, so that flat feeling you describe makes sense to me.

    I think it takes time to process it all, especially if you’ve been masking for a long time.

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  • Hi and welcome 

    I didn’t realise myself until my therapist mentioned I might have ADHD, and I now have an AuDHD diagnosis.

    I’ve struggled most of my life with feeling inadequate and useless, so getting diagnosed didn’t suddenly change how I felt. If anything, I felt a bit sad at times for not knowing earlier.

    It’s been a slow process for and I’m only just starting to feel more like my real self. I also find it hard to identify how I’m feeling sometimes, so that flat feeling you describe makes sense to me.

    I think it takes time to process it all, especially if you’ve been masking for a long time.

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