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Recently Diagnosed

Emz

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.

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  • Hey there Emz - I can relate to the feelings. I had my assessment mid December and received my diagnosis earlier this week (I’m 46, female). I felt relieved at receiving the report but am at a loss as to how I feel now. My diagnosis is joint Autism and ADHD, and has raised more questions than it’s given answers. Likewise, my diagnosis has been received with mixed reactions by those who ‘need to know’. I’m trying to accept that this is ‘just the way it is’ rather than read too much into it (which is difficult, but I’m trying). Stay strong and take each day as it comes x 

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  • Hey there Emz - I can relate to the feelings. I had my assessment mid December and received my diagnosis earlier this week (I’m 46, female). I felt relieved at receiving the report but am at a loss as to how I feel now. My diagnosis is joint Autism and ADHD, and has raised more questions than it’s given answers. Likewise, my diagnosis has been received with mixed reactions by those who ‘need to know’. I’m trying to accept that this is ‘just the way it is’ rather than read too much into it (which is difficult, but I’m trying). Stay strong and take each day as it comes x 

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