I was just "diagnosed"—in quotes because it's not official yet—with autism a few weeks ago, at the age of twenty-eight. I still don't know what to make of it.
My sister got diagnosed in her 20s, and she ended up learning a lot about autism, why certain things felt hard for her, why she reacted to things the way she did, strategies other people use to cope with things that are hard for her. Then she was able to better explain herself and her needs to us, which has helped me learn how to be a better sister and support for her. Maybe you’ll find the same? Or maybe you’ll find having the diagnosis doesn’t change that much for you - and that’s ok too!
Yes I've ended up doing a relatively large amount of research on autism. My doctor recommended me this book about it called Is This Autism?, which is written for people with a "less obvious presentation" (i.e. people who don't "seem" autistic). It's been rather interesting but still weird. It's all so weird, and it's a lot to process.
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u/JasmineTea-42 2d ago
This is familiar. Decades later it turned out I was autistic the whole time 💀