Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi my name's Olive and I'm 18! I'm a little nervous to be joining this community as I've never really had a support network for my autism but I hope this will help me feel more welcomed and more, if anything, normal. I think interacting with people like me will be good for me as it will help me feel less alone, which I always have been when it comes to understanding my autism.
I am yet undiagnosed, but as I recently turned 18 and am seeking an adult diagnosis. My journey in discovering my autism is a long one and has been since I was a baby and only in recent years have I been comfortable accepting myself as autistic and talking about my autism to others, although still it makes me nervous. As a teenage girl living in this generation where there is a lot of stigma around mental disorders it's very easy for someone to accuse me of lying and whilst many have supported me, others haven't.
I hope there are other people in this community who can relate to my experience and accept me.
Hi Nike Woman,
I would also encourage him to do so. My brother is also autistic and doesnt use this kinds of things and he struggles alot. I was nerveous about joining to start with. But I find hearing from other autistic people does amazing things. They can say the same thing my mum says but I take it in more hearing it from an autistic person as I know it works and helps and it isnt being said by an outsider (No offence to any none autistics as I dont know where I would be without my mum, it just helps to hear from other aspies.)
So try and get him to join a website or find a local group as talking relieves so much (I found anyway)
And definately check out the comics, they are on facebook or you can buy a digital or physical copy off amazon. They helped me a tremendous amount in an hour alone.
Hope this helps