Hi FionaB and welcome to a place where you'll hopefully feel understood and supported. I just wrote my first post yesterday and I had lots of kind people reply.
I'm in a similar situation, I got "officially" diagnosed in May at the age of 67. As a child I felt different but for some reason I had high self esteem and quite liked myself. Like you, there were problems being with other people at school and work and I was bullied.
I haven't found a local group but I get reassurance from this forum plus a few YouTube channels - professional psychologists specialising in Autism. I learn so much about myself, and fellow autistic people who comment are supportive. If people can't go to a group, or can't find a suitable group yet, I recommend the YouTube channels I follow.
I don't know if that helps but I hope so. Take care and feel free to write or comment on the forum, it's brilliant.
Hi FionaB and welcome to a place where you'll hopefully feel understood and supported. I just wrote my first post yesterday and I had lots of kind people reply.
I'm in a similar situation, I got "officially" diagnosed in May at the age of 67. As a child I felt different but for some reason I had high self esteem and quite liked myself. Like you, there were problems being with other people at school and work and I was bullied.
I haven't found a local group but I get reassurance from this forum plus a few YouTube channels - professional psychologists specialising in Autism. I learn so much about myself, and fellow autistic people who comment are supportive. If people can't go to a group, or can't find a suitable group yet, I recommend the YouTube channels I follow.
I don't know if that helps but I hope so. Take care and feel free to write or comment on the forum, it's brilliant.
