Late diagnosis - Revision history

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	Many [[Autism\|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis\|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self-diagnosis\|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.		Many [[Autism\|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis\|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self-diagnosis\|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.

	Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.		{{Comment\|Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

	Please add your insights.		Please add your insights.}}

	== Grief ==		== Grief ==

Anna: Doing a bit of rewriting and adding some experiences.

2022-08-24T05:17:42Z

Doing a bit of rewriting and adding some experiences.

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	Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.		Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

	~~It is confronting to review years~~ of experiences through the lens of an alternate mentality.		Please add your insights.

			== Grief ==

			When getting a diagnosis later in life, many autistic people go through a process of reviewing their life experiences through the lens of an alternate mentality. This can often cause a sense of grief.

	~~The~~ way ~~you~~ were treated by others ~~- sometimes physically~~ and\or ~~mentally abused,~~		You may grieve the way that they were treated by others, because they found your natural behaviour difficult or confronting. Maybe you suffered mental and/or physical abuse. Maybe you missed opportunities because you did not recognise them.
	- opportunities not ~~seen or missed, behaviours that others find difficult or confronting~~.

	~~And~~ also ~~the joy of recognising your unique perspectives on life~~, ~~nature~~ and ~~the world~~ were ~~indeed just your own~~.		You may also grieve 'lost' time, that was spent going from wrong diagnosis to wrong diagnosis, maybe even being medicated for things that you did not suffer from. You may have experienced [[autistic burnout]] without knowing it, and feel like you would have recovered from that earlier had you known that you were autistic.

	~~Please add~~ your ~~insights~~.
			== Gratitude ==

			A late diagnosis can also bring a lot of gratitude. Many people feel relief for not being a 'failed allistic person', but rather a 'perfectly fine autistic person', with their own unique perspectives on life, nature and the world. Getting the diagnosis may therefore also help you to 'give yourself permission' to share those unique views, and own them as something that makes you a valuable individual.

			You may also reflect on experiences and wonder if you would have had them if you had known that you were autistic. Maybe your family and teachers would have been more protective of you if they had known you were autistic. They might have not encouraged you to join the girl scouts, or to go on holiday by yourself, or to join a club. Maybe you feel like those experiences have shaped you as a person, or were valuable in another way. Ignorance can be bliss.

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	Many [[Autism\|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis\|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self diagnosis\|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.		Many [[Autism\|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis\|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self-diagnosis\|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.

	Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.		Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

Fochti: Added a brief explanation about late diagnosis at the top of the page

2022-08-24T01:53:28Z

Added a brief explanation about late diagnosis at the top of the page

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			Many [[Autism\|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis\|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self diagnosis\|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.

	Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.		Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

Fochti: Fochti moved page Later age recognition to Late diagnosis: "Late diagnosis" is more intuitive thag "Later age recognition"

2022-08-24T01:49:37Z

Fochti moved page Later age recognition to Late diagnosis: "Late diagnosis" is more intuitive thag "Later age recognition"

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Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

It is confronting to review years of experiences through the lens of an alternate mentality.

The way you were treated by others - sometimes physically and\or mentally abused,
- opportunities not seen or missed, behaviours that others find difficult or confronting.

And also the joy of recognising your unique perspectives on life, nature and the world were indeed just your own.

Please add your insights.