I'm Autistic - My Adult Autism Diagnosis Story

Hello! Welcome! Or Welcome Back! Today, I'm sharing a more personal video about my journey to finding out I'm Autistic at 27. It's mildly terrifying to be putting my diagnosis out here on the interwebs like this, but if it helps just one person, it's worth it.

00:00- 1:56 - Intro
1:56 - 2:22 - What Is Autism?
2:22 - 6:25 - My Diagnosis Story
6:25 - 12:21 - Masking
12:21 - 13:27 - Stimming
13:27-17:03 - Special Interests
17:03-18:59 - Final Thoughts

Love,
Mer

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Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network: https://awnnetwork.org/

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