Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello NAS Community members,
I'm CherryBlossomTree, Cherry for short, deliberately staying anonymous as that helps me feel a bit more secure for the time being.
Over the last couple of months, I came to the realisation that I may be on the Asperger's end of the Autism Spectrum and am on a journey of self discovery. I'm seeking a professional diagnosis for validation and to help explain my "quirks", as I call them.
To help me in this journey, I've started a blog, as I've come to find that resources are pretty limited in relation to Aspergirls, and felt that it might be helpful to add my voice to the Autism community.
My blog is at http://iammyownexperience.com - pop by and say hi, or just read to your heart's content! It's still relatively new, so it shouldn't take long to read at present.
It's a bit scary putting myself out there, but keeping myself anonymous for the time being is helping to minimise my anxiety a bit.
I am finding more and more blogs on WordPress and hope to meet more likeminded individuals there and here.
thanks for taking the time to check things out x
After 1 year, 1 month and 24 days (or 420 days) from the day of realisation to the day of validation, at the age of 31 years, 9 months and 4 days old (or 11,600 days), I am now officially diagnosed with autism. I'm elated and feel more relaxed than I have in a long time... I've still been blogging at https://iammyownexperience.com/ and have started a Facebook page linked to my blog at https://www.facebook.com/IAmMyOwnExperience/
I feel proud to be part of this community and look forward to what the future holds in this new chapter of my life.