I'm Actually Autistic: My Adult Autism Diagnosis Journey & How It Has Impacted My Life

Being Diagnosed with Autism and ADHD as an Adult | My AuDHD Life

When I was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 41, this was just another step in a very long, lifelong journey to understand myself. Suddenly I had both more answers and more questions, but now I could better understand why certain things were challenging for me and why I had always felt so different from everyone around me. In combination with my ADHD, this diagnosis has been both challenging and enlightening, and today I am going to share it all for the first time.

If you have a friend, family member, colleague, or loved one that has autism, ADHD, or both - I hope this can help you better understand that person. If you have ASD, ADHD, or both - you're not alone. I'm here to help people better understand me and other AuDHDers in order to help us all live and work better together in a neurodiverse world. But today, you can see where the adventure of this channel all began. Thanks for being part of my journey.

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📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - My Early Beginnings as a Child
02:55 - Challenges of Constant Masking
04:13 - Exhaustion and My Overactive Mind
04:43 - Early (Mis)Diagnoses
05:47 - ADHD Diagnosis and Experiences with Medical Professionals
06:25 - Dark Days of the COVID Pandemic
09:32 - Debby's Initial Research & Work with Autistic Students
11:21 - Rejecting Early Suggestions of Autism
13:18 - Combination of Unpleasant Symptoms - with No Clear Medical Cause
14:48 - The Start of an Official Diagnosis
16:43 - My Initial Reaction to the Diagnosis
17:38 - Diagnosis #2 and Shedding New Light on My Medical Conditions
19:50 - Changes in My Life After Diagnosis


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⭐️ ABOUT US:

I'm Chris and alongside Debby, my brilliant partner, we've traveled, founded companies, and navigated the world as a neurodiverse duo.

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