I think for many in our age range, official late diagnosis can be confirming. Also, I was made aware that it's very common to self-diagnose & the neurodivergent community as a whole is welcoming to all [self & formally diagnosed]. I've since discovered this myself when I joined an all-female group on FB. I was surprised to see so many members were even older than me!
A lot of people don't need an official diagnosis at this stage in life. If you do ever get curious, https://embrace-autism.com/ is an excellent resource. I've also discovered that a person can be both ADHD & autistic: AuDHD ;)
I've found a psychologist on Instagram who specializes in working with late-realized & diagnosed females. I soo want to pay her $2k to do my assessment. If I had my own money, it would be no question.
As women/girls, we are excellent maskers. That's how I realized how much of my life has been spent masking. Now I don't really know who I am - which is another common thing.
I always knew there was something different about me. I just thought it was because I was an only child & I didn't have a lot of socialization, thus few skills.
Oh & another thing - neurodivergence is usually genetic.
Anyway, being on the spectrum is just that - everyone is different yet so much is the same & relatable. If you decide you'd like to join an FB group, I can share with you the one I'm in.
"you brother and your own nervous system know the truth." I can relate to this too but in a different way. Last year when I was experiencing burnout, I'd be somewhat ok during the day but whenever my husband was around, my nervous system went haywire. I'm still trying to ignore the flashing red warnings it's giving me & learn to live with it for now - not a very easy task.
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A lot of people don't need an official diagnosis at this stage in life. If you do ever get curious, https://embrace-autism.com/ is an excellent resource. I've also discovered that a person can be both ADHD & autistic: AuDHD ;)
I've found a psychologist on Instagram who specializes in working with late-realized & diagnosed females. I soo want to pay her $2k to do my assessment. If I had my own money, it would be no question.
As women/girls, we are excellent maskers. That's how I realized how much of my life has been spent masking. Now I don't really know who I am - which is another common thing.
I always knew there was something different about me. I just thought it was because I was an only child & I didn't have a lot of socialization, thus few skills.
Oh & another thing - neurodivergence is usually genetic.
Anyway, being on the spectrum is just that - everyone is different yet so much is the same & relatable. If you decide you'd like to join an FB group, I can share with you the one I'm in.
I can relate to this too but in a different way. Last year when I was experiencing burnout, I'd be somewhat ok during the day but whenever my husband was around, my nervous system went haywire. I'm still trying to ignore the flashing red warnings it's giving me & learn to live with it for now - not a very easy task.