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When did / What made you realise?

AutisticBeaut2025

Firstly, I would like to thank you all for your help with my autism research as you have been a big part of my autism journey that I’ve been on since I’ve fallen out with my best friend and you have also made me see realise that the NeuroDiversity World is beautiful as well as complicated but I have loved every second of it.

In the meantime, I have one last challenging question for you, which is when did you realise that you were autistic and what made you go for an assessment?  If you can’t remember exactly then that’s fine but if you know roughly then that would be great.

Im just curious and intrigued

Time to get your thinking caps on!!xx

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  • I had always known I was different, I just never knew why. It was by compete chance that one day a radio program interviewed two autistic adults, I think it was part of autism awareness month. 
    They spoke about how autism affects their lives on a daily basis and different experiences.

    I was 54 and knew nothing about autism, it finally all made sense. I just sat for the rest of the day, I still couldn’t quite believe it, there are actually other people like me, the in-depth research then started. I waited 3 years for an assessment, my diagnosis was a year ago next month, I feel the diagnosis was just the start of a further journey. The euphoria was short lived, the guilt, grief and anger are still very present. Some days just finally knowing why is enough to bring some happiness.

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  • I had always known I was different, I just never knew why. It was by compete chance that one day a radio program interviewed two autistic adults, I think it was part of autism awareness month. 
    They spoke about how autism affects their lives on a daily basis and different experiences.

    I was 54 and knew nothing about autism, it finally all made sense. I just sat for the rest of the day, I still couldn’t quite believe it, there are actually other people like me, the in-depth research then started. I waited 3 years for an assessment, my diagnosis was a year ago next month, I feel the diagnosis was just the start of a further journey. The euphoria was short lived, the guilt, grief and anger are still very present. Some days just finally knowing why is enough to bring some happiness.

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