Why I Bothered to Pursue an Autism Diagnosis at 63 Years Old

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

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Hi Carly,

I came across this on “The Mighty” website and wondered if it might be possible/ appropriate to include it on the Axia contributions “page” ?

It kind of is on the lines of what was being discussed at the recent PDSG, and online, about coping as one gets older.

I hope all is well at Team Axia, thank you so much for being there.

Kindest regards

Helen Jones
Guest Contributor

4 comments on “Why I Bothered to Pursue an Autism Diagnosis at 63 Years Old”

Dream says:

September 2, 2016 at 2:23 pm

Thanks for sharing this article Helen, it was an extremely interesting read (which I found I resonated with much of), and is indeed very relevant to the discussion started at the last P-D.S.G.

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- Helen says:
  
  September 2, 2016 at 6:25 pm
  
  Thank you very much Dream, it was great to receive your positive response.
  
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Terri says:

September 2, 2016 at 8:32 pm

I was 62 when I had my diagnosis last year and as the author of this piece says it didn’t cure anything but explained a lot and even just that makes life just a little easier.
Thanks, Helen, for posting.

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- Helen says:
  
  September 3, 2016 at 12:02 pm
  
  Hi Terri, thank you for this.
  I was 60 when diagnosed, after living all that time feeling “wrong and alienesque” it did explain alot I agree.
  
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