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Celebrating the Milestones of Post-Diagnosis Growth
The journey after late diagnoses of autism and ADHD isn’t easy but it’s important to stop and celebrate how far you’ve come
When I have an urge to write, it’s usually because I’m fired up about something and that’s the best way I know to process and articulate it. Usually there is no shortage of things provoking a sense of injustice or just plain frustration.
It’s much harder to find that drive to write when I’m feeling content and chilled. It’s far from familiar territory for me but I’m tentatively dipping my toes in its tranquil stream.
The start of this year felt like a blank canvas, a vast and expanding space to fill with whatever I choose — a thrilling but daunting prospect. 2024 was a year of letting go — a clearing house of negative beliefs and unhelpful patterns. And I feel light and spacious as a result. I feel a world of possibilities opening up.
When I think about the things that are no longer part of my life, I realize there is plenty to talk about. And it’s worth taking a bit of time out to reflect on how far I’ve come since being diagnosed autistic in 2020 and then ADHD in 2023.
The last five years haven’t been easy, but they’ve brought about deep…
