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.
Hello again
Yes I have just ordered the book getting it Friday. Im hoping my son will join but as you probably know boys/men are not as good at speaking about problems/feelings as women are so I'm just waiting I don't want to keep pushing him to do things to help I want him to take the first step on his own.
I hope he does join and get to speak to people like you who can help him understand what he is feeling a bit more.
Thanks again x