I know somebody that found out after her kids were diagnosed. She’s like an older sister to me. She’s 36 and a PhD student in the research lab I work in. She really helps me figure out how to navigate this world that’s not built for us. I’m 23 and was diagnosed when I was 8.

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There’s only so many people who can ask me “are you autistic?” Before I get the hint, though I did only truly get the hint when people studying psychology started asking me too

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I think that autistic people who go thru trauma or non affirming care growing up can sometimes develop a personality disorder as a result. Like I’m AuDHD and got PTSD and BPD later in life. I knew about the PTSD and BPD first then found out about the AuDHD after.

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so for me it was a screening for adhd, which included a PTSD screening by default, neither really covered the symptoms I was going to see my dr for so she suggested we check for autism.

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