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Late Diagnosis

MooM04

Hello all. 

I have recently been diagnosed with Autism at the age of 22. I am having a hard time coming to terms with it and accepting it. I’m finding that I’m becoming hyper-vigilant to everything I do and over analysing social situations. I just wondered if anyone had any advice on coming to terms with a diagnosis or becoming more understanding of yourself?

TIA.

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  • Hi! Joining an autistic community like this one is a great way to learn more about your autistic experience after discovery. We can certainly help you with that!

    MooM04 said:
    I’m finding that I’m becoming hyper-vigilant to everything I do and over analysing social situations.

    This maybe because now you know you are autistic, you are more aware of everything you are doing and how you may be different to other non autistic people. All I can say is please be kind to yourself, knowing you are autistic is a life changing piece of information to process.

    This processing of your autistic discovery may take a while and regardless of how you feel towards this, all your emotions are valid.

    If terms of accepting your autistic identity, you may find these resources below helpful:

    Six common reactions to autistic discovery-

    Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/oo34mppLMqE?si=xOMNaTAwx_zPeAbP

    Article: 

    https://aucademy.co.uk/2022/01/20/six-common-reactions-during-autistic-discovery/

    These resources show and explain how you might feel about your autistic identity whilst processing it. 

    I hope they resonate with you!

    We are here for you!

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  • Hi! Joining an autistic community like this one is a great way to learn more about your autistic experience after discovery. We can certainly help you with that!

    MooM04 said:
    I’m finding that I’m becoming hyper-vigilant to everything I do and over analysing social situations.

    This maybe because now you know you are autistic, you are more aware of everything you are doing and how you may be different to other non autistic people. All I can say is please be kind to yourself, knowing you are autistic is a life changing piece of information to process.

    This processing of your autistic discovery may take a while and regardless of how you feel towards this, all your emotions are valid.

    If terms of accepting your autistic identity, you may find these resources below helpful:

    Six common reactions to autistic discovery-

    Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/oo34mppLMqE?si=xOMNaTAwx_zPeAbP

    Article: 

    https://aucademy.co.uk/2022/01/20/six-common-reactions-during-autistic-discovery/

    These resources show and explain how you might feel about your autistic identity whilst processing it. 

    I hope they resonate with you!

    We are here for you!

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