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carlos55
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10 Nov 2021, 1:14 pm

Good luck hope you get the help you need


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10 Nov 2021, 7:29 pm

Congratulations.

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10 Nov 2021, 7:32 pm

Congratulations on your diagnosis! :D

Consider being on the spectrum now as part of your human essence!


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11 Nov 2021, 7:09 am

Congratulations on your diagnosis :)

It's certainly not weird or bad to feel happy about it. I felt a huge mixture of things as I started to figure out that I was autistic, I was definitely very excited to finally have an answer to some of the issues I've had over the years. I get that not everyone feels positively about being autistic; I often get frustrated with myself at times. Either way, I feel that having a better understanding of yourself and why you are the way you are is a good thing!