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I am 31 years old and I was officially  diagnosed on Thursday. I have spent the last couple of days just constantly reflecting on my whole life and being frustrated that I’m autistic and have struggled so much my whole life. I’ve had anxiety and ocd issues for years but now it all links. I’m high functioning and mask things very well but I’m struggling with life. I really can’t decide whether or not I should tell the people I work with.  I really don’t know if I’m even in the right job anymore knowing what I now know and how much I struggle. I just feel like no one understands me 

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  • This is natural. It's a big shift for people, even if it was maybe expected. The best thing to do in my opinion is not to do anything drastic until you've let it sink in a bit. Once you're more used to and comfortable with the diagnosis, you can then ask yourself whether you need to look into other employment options, or if maybe your current job could be improved by having some reasonable adjustments put in place.

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  • This is natural. It's a big shift for people, even if it was maybe expected. The best thing to do in my opinion is not to do anything drastic until you've let it sink in a bit. Once you're more used to and comfortable with the diagnosis, you can then ask yourself whether you need to look into other employment options, or if maybe your current job could be improved by having some reasonable adjustments put in place.

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