Hi everyone :)
I'm 35m, from the uk and recently formally diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD. I've been high masking and done quite well in the social sphere of life. My life looked great on the outside because I had a huge focus on what I "should" be doing.. not what was comfortable for me and it has come at great internal cost. These diagnoses are now helping me to get in touch with who I really am beneath the mask and to be more true to myself. I am married and am a parent to 2 lovely young children. Whilst I have "friends" from pre-diagnosis, if i'm honest, they were more like a mask - where i just had friends because that's what i thought you're supposed to do! I never really connected with them or shared anything about myself. Whilst the autism part of me wants to be isolated, the ADHD part of me seeks connection and i'm really interested in connecting with people who have been through similar things (late diagnosis, high masking etc)
So hi!
About me:
- I love music - mostly hip hop, electronic pop and south asian music.
- I love One Piece anime (i'm only about 200 episodes in so no spoilers please!) and the TCG, although I haven't played in a little while now
- I'm passionate about parenting my (suspected and likely) neurodivergent children
- I've recently started drawing, which i'm finding really therapeutic. Doodling in a bullet journal daily 
- I like fitness, health, exercise, wellness etc. you'll often find me intensely analysing my fitbit data!
