Charlemania wrote:
I don't resent being divergent. I'm also glad that diagnoses and explanations started being more available. Can you imagine if we lived in the 1800's or something?
I guess I'll just have to live to 120 to make up for it!
I look at it this way. Every Autistic in generations before us and even many of our generation will go to their grave never knowing they were autistic. That is why as very late as it was I am grateful I had the opportunity to find out.
I am not offended by the OP at all. All autistic experiences are valid.
As far as making stuff up that has been a problem for me. If I miss out on something good or great especially if it's my fault I feel a desperate need to try and recreate it. I have found out that it rarely truly works. Sometimes in life if you miss something that opportunity is gone forever. And while makeup stuff is usually never the same I still ruin what could have been good because I am trying too hard. I am much better with this issue than I used to be but it is still there.
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Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman