How old were you when you understood that you’re #ActuallyAutistic ?
While I was 3 when I received my diagnosis, it wasn’t until years later that I knew what it was and even more until I had internalized what it meant. Approaching my 4th decade, I’m still figuring it out.
@theautisticcoach
@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
45ish? 😆
I knew I was different all through childhood, but I learned to mask fairly well. Back then, unless you were a major disruption they just used euphemisms like "he marches to his own drummer". I was perfectly comfortable with my self-applied description, "a bit of a weirdo", but that's probably not ideal either.
@TheGreatLlama @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
The biggest impact it's had on me is finding a group of people that I can talk to about all the weird things I do, and having them say "Oh, yeah, me too," instead of looking at me like I just grew a third arm.
It's been a bit like coming out, all over again.
