I thought it was being gay that made my life so difficult. Then, at 50, I got an eye-opening diagnosis …
I spent far too many years lonely and angry, thanks to schoolmates who called me ‘weird’ and bosses who dismissed me as ‘hysterical’. But was it my sexuality that put their backs up – or the autism I am still coming to terms with?
I really appreciated this blog post from Neurodivergent Rebel (Lyric Rivera) on how autistic traits can seem more pronounced post-discovery. This is something I'm grappling with as I try to figure out what I want from my life moving forward. Sharing for any others who are in the same place. #ActuallyAutistic #LateDX #LateIdentified #neurodivergent
https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/17/do-i-seem-more-autistic-to-you-now-why-many-autistics-stop-camouflaging-their-autistic-traits-post-autism-discovery/
Do I seem MORE Autistic to you NOW? Why many Autistics stop camouflaging their Autistic traits post autism discovery.
To onlookers it may have seemed that I was “acting more Autistic” since my diagnosis, but in reality I was done with the shame, hiding my Autistic traits, and done acting NeuroTypical.
I really appreciated this blog post from Neurodivergent Rebel (Lyric Rivera) on how autistic traits can seem more pronounced post-discovery. This is something I'm grappling with as I try to figure out what I want from my life moving forward. Sharing for any others who are in the same place. #ActuallyAutistic #LateDX #LateIdentified #neurodivergent
https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/17/do-i-seem-more-autistic-to-you-now-why-many-autistics-stop-camouflaging-their-autistic-traits-post-autism-discovery/
Do I seem MORE Autistic to you NOW? Why many Autistics stop camouflaging their Autistic traits post autism discovery.
To onlookers it may have seemed that I was “acting more Autistic” since my diagnosis, but in reality I was done with the shame, hiding my Autistic traits, and done acting NeuroTypical.
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