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Akachan (your mom’s version) :
My mom told me when I was 16 that I was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old. She didn’t want a kid with autism so she hid it from me and I lived my -
2023-10-14 19:48:55
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steph's house of kittens :
diagnosed at 26, 28 now. I've been becoming "more autistic" as I slowly unmask and I'm so happy 😭
2023-10-15 00:28:12
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cougartooth11 :
I totally agree. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was in my 50’s. Now I always hear “you don’t act autistic “, of course not, been masking 5 decades
2023-10-14 18:07:50
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Lily Flowers 🇪🇦🇲🇽 :
I was diagnosed at 32 and my kid was diagnosed at 7. Sometimes I envy her bc she knows herself so much better that I did even at 30.
2023-10-14 22:07:27
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Josefine Wikström :
I’ve thought about this a lot recently! Nice to hear that someone else been thinking the same. I think you really have a point about the masking!
2023-10-17 09:21:46
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Lulu :
I think if I had a diagnosis when I was young, I wouldn’t have spent 32 years wondering what’s wrong with me and why life is so hard.
2023-10-14 19:18:02
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Marti :
I was diagnosed and knew from 5 I had access to SO many resources! It was so helpful!
2023-10-15 14:17:39
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Erin Nelson :
I don’t have a diagnosis or anything but I empathize a lot with many autistic traits, and definitely mask a LOT, and find that sometimes when I STOP
2023-10-14 21:10:20
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Victoria :
People just don’t believe you and your experiences when you’re a high masking autistic and it’s so frustrating like
2023-10-17 17:40:49
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Mommy.of.mayhem :
My son was diagnosed at 2 and we knew before that. He’s five now and we put no pressure on fitting into normal social cues. We just let him be.
2023-10-17 04:07:55
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daryn 👩🏼🍳 :
My brother was diagnosed in middle school and he has low support needs. He doesn’t care about his diagnosis and doesn’t think it affects his life.
2023-10-15 00:29:30
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Eve-Tara Coote :
My daughter is 6 and had a diagnosis last year. You make a valid point but we had an autistic behavioural specialist (who helped us understand her)
2023-10-15 03:52:48
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Tori🐝 :
No one believes me now when I say I am and my sibling was diagnosed as a toddler and had such an easier time growing up and in school. I envy them
2023-10-22 13:36:13
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eastcoastwolves 🐢 🍁🇨🇦 :
Not knowing til 35 was dope 🙄
2023-10-14 22:58:30
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Yikes_on_bikes :
My entire family is autistic.
2023-10-18 00:17:50
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Katie L Kimes :
Let’s not forget that autism is a spectrum disorder as well!
2023-10-15 11:39:42
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