Growing in to Autism

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She is also careful to explain that her experiences are not universal; each Autistic person has different strengths and support needs. I would love to say that I bravely take my mask off at all times in all situations, but I’m not quite there yet. I was ready for him to laugh or express surprise at such a crazy thought, but instead he said: “Yes, I am sure you are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and looked forward to reading about Thom-Jones' experiences as an Autistic woman.

I strongly recommend to anyone going through this process that you take someone with you who knows you well. There are probably a lot of adults who may be having the same thoughts and feelings you were when considering exploring an autism diagnosis.This was a gradual process, tiny steps at a time, each one anxiously anticipating how people may react.

Second, in my experience, it is a lot better for a person’s self-esteem to be a successful autistic person than a failed neurotypical person. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. My older sister was a bit of a party person at the time and one weekend, when our parents were away, she invited a group of friends over. After much encouragement from my family, I decided to broach the subject of my own autism with my younger son’s psychologist – the practice principal, with whom we had spent a great many hours.If you are anything like me, you will be stuck in your lifelong pattern of giving the “correct”, socially desirable answer to questions. For a long time I didn’t think I needed a formal diagnosis because I was at a stage in my life where I assumed it wouldn’t make much difference. When I look back, the earliest inklings were in my adolescent years, and many other clues were spread through my adulthood. What if autism wasn’t the explanation for my difference and challenges, and I was just a flawed neurotypical?

It is a very readable, authentic and brave account of the author learning and growing into her autism. This is the best book I’ve read by an autistic author who is explaining what autism means for them in their everyday life.It is also packed full of useful information including facts and suggestions to help make the lives of Autistic people easier. There are several aspects that she experiences, which is not to say that all autistics have the same characteristics. I had many conversations with my husband where I tried to explain that I felt my life was passing me by and I was missing something fundamentally important, but I couldn’t work out what it was. We are not alone in our every day struggle against the complexities and multiple facades of a layered world.