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Why am I questioning my diagnosis?
Imposter syndrome is common among recently diagnosed folks, as well as those who are first beginning to recognize their struggles might be based in their neurology. They wonder if they fit the criteria for diagnosis, they wonder if there must be a mistake, if the doctor is competent, if they deliberately hid or exaggerated their stru...
Failure to perform as expected. Its not unnatural and you are not “broken”.
This is at the end of October, 2025. I am seeing more and more posts about “autistic regression” in adults.
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Once again the expectation of performance and failure to perform is being pushed as a struggle, a trial, a measure of fitting in. If you don’t perform there is a problem! ...
Coming up soon
For me, diagnosis changed my life enough that I remember the date and circumstances around my diagnosis clearly and I celebrate it each year. At the end of this month ( September 2025) I will celebrate my 6th autistic anniversary.
Knowing about my autism has changed my life for the better. Self understanding was something I had missed completely...
