Published on 12, July, 2020
Grief is linked to death. If you’re diagnosed as autistic late in life, you’re saying goodbye to who you’ve been for many years…and that opens up a big box of feelings that take a long time – potentially years – to process.
How have you coped with your late autism diagnosis/realisation? I've made a video (in the usual place) about my own late diagnosis feelings.
You are still the person you were but with just a little more information.
I was given a preliminary diagnosis at 50, 3 years down the line I'm still awaiting an appointment.
I often feel a sense of loss/grief but I had those feelings before it was even suggested that I was autistic.
For me, I was relieved, at least I now know why I feel the way I do and why I struggle with certain interactions.