Blessings, and a growing perspective consonant with who you really are, to you 💜
Also, deeply relatable, as someone who has only just in the last six months, recognised, owned and, yes, started to celebrate my own neurodiversity, my autism, at age 66. Cheered on and even more importantly *recognised* by the many, many autistic and ADHD people I know and love. Being connected with so many ND people might have been a clue, that and my entire life to date… You know that everything, a lifetime of frustration, confusion and pain, all settling into a shape that actually feels natural, and makes sense? 🙂
Hi Pete you're the next oldest ND person (officially) I've met - sort-of! - I'm in my early 70s, was diagnosed ADHD at 71, now waiting for ASD diagnosis as the ADHD Dr. felt my symptoms were more ASD. But she couldn't just 'pass me across', which I find extremely frustrating as more than 2 years have passed since filling out the forms all over again. Best wishes to you!
Hi, fellow ND-wrinkly person! I've not bothered with official diagnosis of my ASD, having witnessed the hoop-jumping, frustration, and endless delays for friends pursuing late ASD/ADHD diagnosis in their 40s (ADHD might have motivated me, if I had it, as meds can actually help in coping in a hostile society). Self-diagnosis has given me a framework that has helped me make sense of my life, and most of all, of my past.
Best wishes, whether you get the diagnosis eventually or not. I know someone much older who is pursuing an autism diagnosis after similar penny-dropping, and wondering if that might explain aspects of her. We’re all complicated beasts.
Blessings, and a growing perspective consonant with who you really are, to you 💜
Also, deeply relatable, as someone who has only just in the last six months, recognised, owned and, yes, started to celebrate my own neurodiversity, my autism, at age 66. Cheered on and even more importantly *recognised* by the many, many autistic and ADHD people I know and love. Being connected with so many ND people might have been a clue, that and my entire life to date… You know that everything, a lifetime of frustration, confusion and pain, all settling into a shape that actually feels natural, and makes sense? 🙂
Absolutely Peter, it's a real moment isn't it? And yes, creative circles do seem to be full of people who can relate to this.
Hi Pete you're the next oldest ND person (officially) I've met - sort-of! - I'm in my early 70s, was diagnosed ADHD at 71, now waiting for ASD diagnosis as the ADHD Dr. felt my symptoms were more ASD. But she couldn't just 'pass me across', which I find extremely frustrating as more than 2 years have passed since filling out the forms all over again. Best wishes to you!
Hi, fellow ND-wrinkly person! I've not bothered with official diagnosis of my ASD, having witnessed the hoop-jumping, frustration, and endless delays for friends pursuing late ASD/ADHD diagnosis in their 40s (ADHD might have motivated me, if I had it, as meds can actually help in coping in a hostile society). Self-diagnosis has given me a framework that has helped me make sense of my life, and most of all, of my past.
Best wishes, whether you get the diagnosis eventually or not. I know someone much older who is pursuing an autism diagnosis after similar penny-dropping, and wondering if that might explain aspects of her. We’re all complicated beasts.
Thanks so much Jacqueline, we certainly are!