Hi. I am a recently diagnosed 37 year old female. I’m a bit confused as to how I am expected to feel. My son is also autistic and everyone has been on board with helping him and supporting him however they can. But since people found out I was being assessed and since diagnosed, they seem to think I should feel different. Like a diagnosis will make me feel better about myself. Which wasn’t the purpose. I have spent years trying to figure out why I am different and now I know why. But I am getting a lot of ‘So do you feel better now?’. Was my diagnosis supposed to give me some sort of closure or elated feeling?
Just feeling a bit lost as to how my diagnosis was supposed to make me feel. I mean, I struggle with feelings and emotions anyway, but people are acting like it’s some life changing affirmation, when I have actually been living an autistic life for 37 years. They just didn’t know/accept it until my diagnosis.
