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Discovering My Autism: A Journey of Self-Recognition #neurodiversity #adhd #mentalwellness

10 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Danielle Ralston. This content was uploaded by Danielle Ralston. This is a YouTube video titled "Discovering My Autism: A Journey of Self-Recognition #neurodiversity #adhd #mentalwellness" (created 2024-06-10). The excerpt is a first-person account in which the speaker describes never being told they might be autistic, having been told about ADHD several times, and only realizing and receiving an autism diagnosis after their son was diagnosed about 25 years ago. The speaker reflects that they may be more affected by autism than their son. Topics include personal neurodiversity, autism diagnosis, ADHD, and mental wellness.

about autism and what autism looked like? Because I'm not sure if that's something— No. It was never mentioned to me, not even once. ADHD was quite a few times, but autism was never mentioned to me. And now, I mean, I did not get diagnosed until my son got diagnosed, which was 25 years ago now, because I'm filling out the form for him going, oh, this is me. Oh my gosh, this is me. I'm actually— and then I got tested and all of that. I'm actually much worse than my son is. I am actually considered autism too.