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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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  • I was diagnosed towards the end of last year, 35 year old woman, and I have had very mixed feelings ever since. Imposter syndrome, feeling flat, relief, embarrassment (not about being autistic but about reactions of others and the general view that people are jumping on a trend), sadness, anger and even a sense of feeling free. Even now I don't know what to think or feel. I've just started the right to choose process for ADHD as it was mentioned in the report for autism that it was worth investigation. Maybe this is part of the uncertainty, I don't know. 

    I hope things will get better. I am high masking and don't know how to drop the mask. The moments I've had where I feel like I have unmasked (which are very few) I've felt like I'm taking the mick somehow. It's hard.

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  • I was diagnosed towards the end of last year, 35 year old woman, and I have had very mixed feelings ever since. Imposter syndrome, feeling flat, relief, embarrassment (not about being autistic but about reactions of others and the general view that people are jumping on a trend), sadness, anger and even a sense of feeling free. Even now I don't know what to think or feel. I've just started the right to choose process for ADHD as it was mentioned in the report for autism that it was worth investigation. Maybe this is part of the uncertainty, I don't know. 

    I hope things will get better. I am high masking and don't know how to drop the mask. The moments I've had where I feel like I have unmasked (which are very few) I've felt like I'm taking the mick somehow. It's hard.

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