Recently Diagnosed and Don't know what to do

hello everyone,

I am recently diagnosed as having autism as an adult and I am in a phase of masking and unmasking, I realised that I have a lot of masking traits which is causing me to either have meltdowns or shutdowns. All my life I only mirror how other people live their life and now I don't know what to so with myself, I have also started to compile all of my autistic traits and research about each of them. Any helpful advise will be much appreciated

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Rishma Mod 2 hours ago
Hi sunnysunshine,

Welcome to our online community.

Glad to hear you're receiving some answers. For many, getting an autism diagnosis helps make sense of experiences that may have felt confusing for years.

Our website has a diagnosis hub, this includes information, practical and multimedia resources to support autistic people and their families before during and after diagnosis.

You may want to visit the other resources on our website, we have advice and guidance on a wide range of information about autism, socialising and relationships, communication and education: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance

You can try searching on our Autism Services Directory for diagnostic services in your local area. The Directory also includes listings for support and social groups for autistic people, their families and friends.

Knowing what causes distressed behaviour can help you to develop ways of dealing with it. On the National Autistic Society's advice and guidance section about behaviour has practical information and tips to support autistic people:

Masking https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/masking  

Meltdowns https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns  

I hope you find this information useful.

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Rishma Mod 2 hours ago
Hi sunnysunshine,

Welcome to our online community.

Glad to hear you're receiving some answers. For many, getting an autism diagnosis helps make sense of experiences that may have felt confusing for years.

Our website has a diagnosis hub, this includes information, practical and multimedia resources to support autistic people and their families before during and after diagnosis.

You may want to visit the other resources on our website, we have advice and guidance on a wide range of information about autism, socialising and relationships, communication and education: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance

You can try searching on our Autism Services Directory for diagnostic services in your local area. The Directory also includes listings for support and social groups for autistic people, their families and friends.

Knowing what causes distressed behaviour can help you to develop ways of dealing with it. On the National Autistic Society's advice and guidance section about behaviour has practical information and tips to support autistic people:

Masking https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/masking  

Meltdowns https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns  

I hope you find this information useful.

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