newly diagnosed as an adult.

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Hi, I'm Abi. I was diagnosed just over a year ago, at the age of 27. I suppose I've came to this site for a better understanding of the condition. I was totally unfazed by My diagnosis, until recently. My thoughts were, I've always had it, it is not going to change my life, get any better or any worse. In a scene there is nothing I can do about it.

Its only starting psychology treatment when i realised how much it affects my day to day life. I would say something to my therapist and she would comment, that "a lot of people on the spectrum find that". This would be a good time to say I also have schizoaffective disorder. That's what I'm in therapy for, but that's for another post and forum. I have lent for this therapy sessions that my autism may not get better, but i can learn to manage it better. I have also learnt that struggles I live with because of my autism heavy impacts my mental health. I have until now recently seen them as two very different things.

Fundamentally I would like to meet other adults on the spectrum, so i can learn more about the condition and learn form your experiences.

thank you for reading, and any comments are welcome.

Autism is a rather uneven disorder in that it presents different issues in different people.
What bothers you may not bother someone with "more severe autism," while something that drives someone to distraction may have no effect on you.

This site can be useful for identifying stuff that may be related to autism and finding ways around various issues.

I have the same experience in therapy with learning that much of how I view the world is like many others on the spectrum.
I don't get the same feeling from this site so I just come here once in a while (once/month) and see if anything's changed much, it hasn't, and then move on.
My surprises with the group in this forum is that there are very few people who take things literally, there are a lot of people comfortable with others having power over them and many believe in things they can't see or prove (supernatural beings, effectiveness of government, etc...). As those are major components of my autism I don't have a lot in common with the majority here.
I was diagnosed at 43 years old.

Welcome to WP!

Hi and welcome Abi . Yes, prior to diagnosis, it can be a case of just getting on with things as best you can, finding your own workarounds with any difficulties. Then, when you discover that what’s been affecting your life has a name, it can be very confronting. Especially when you realise the many ways that it’s affecting you, that you might not have fully realised. I always wondered why it was so hard for me to travel anywhere I’d not been to before, and how high my anxiety levels would shoot to. Now there’s an understanding that when it comes to autism, we are referenced to people, places, settings. That changes to any of these, can bring about a disintegration of our sense of self. This world is not an easy place for us to live in, but we can make it more autism-friendly, and even push through some of the barriers, increase our levels of self control and comfort over time. It’s good to have you with us.

Hello and welcome to wrong planet.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome to Wrong Planet. This is a good place to learn as the ways ASD may be affecting you.

Hi there. I was also diagnosed about a year ago when I was 50. It's helped me to regard the diagnosis as a confirmation of my difference rather than a deficit. Your autism is who you are. You can't change that. Your schizoaffective disorder is however an illness and you can develop skills from your therapy which will make life less stressful for you.

Just from reading your title...
I was going to reply, "Once you are diagnosed as an adult... your childhood is over!"
OH... wait... I just did!

Welcome!