Today’s story is from Saskia in Germany. She found her ‘brain family’ online before seeking an official diagnosis.
“When he finally gave me the diagnosis, I felt relieved, but when he started talking about disability, I started crying because I wasn’t prepared for being called disabled.”
Saskia’s Story:
Hi, my name is Saskia and I grew up in Cologne, Germany. I’m 24 now and I Continue reading
“At age 11 I concluded that despite my best efforts, I was inferior to everyone around me and that I truly hated myself. That self loathing stayed with me for nearly 19 years.
… (after the self-realisation) …
I cured myself of my self hatred and depression overnight. I never would have dreamed that possible unless it happened to me.”
Brad’s Diagnosis Story:
Today’s story is from Allan MacBain, a Scottish IT Specialist, with a serious special interest in Genealogy, who made the best of limited resources for adults in his region and managed to eventually receive an official ASD diagnosis in his 50s.
“through it all, I just thought I was nothing more than a geek, kinda weird, guy. Which most of the people I knew would agree on.”
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Today’s diagnosis story comes straight from the dark recesses of the internet. The Author has requested to remain anonymous due to the legitimate fear of damage to professional reputation working in the mental health field. Unfortunately, this is a story I’ve heard often. Anecdotally, it seems the types of jobs where it is LEAST safe to disclose are those of health professionals.
Anonymous Diagnosis Story:
Today’s story comes from Chris in Santa Fe. Chris is an artist who wasn’t officially diagnosed until age 44.
We’ve got 50 gazillion things telling us what’s wrong: you didn’t, you don’t etc…. For me that all goes away when I interact with 1 thing that feels right.
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Today’s story comes from Līga in Latvia.
He was very shy, did not like to be around strangers or most of other kids … Then my friend from Ireland told me that her boy was diagnosed with ASD. I was in shock and told her – “No way! He is just like my kid!”
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Today’s story comes from Daniel in Norway. His special interests include YouTube, Pokémon and video editing, so of course he started his own YouTube channel and has now made over 850 Pokémon themed videos!
Daniel’s Diagnosis Story:
My name is Daniel, I’m 20 years old and Continue reading
