It’s a spectrum! Some of us pay taxes, work, have families and find ways to function. #autism #spectrum #neurodivergent #latediagnosed #autisticadults #autismawareness
April 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s a spectrum! Some of us pay taxes, work, have families and find ways to function. #autism #spectrum #neurodivergent #latediagnosed #autisticadults #autismawareness
48 here. i wrote about some of my journey in Spectrum Women (2018, JKP)
September 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“The Gift”
Stained glass mosaic on repurposed wood.
This piece is about the gift of knowing and finally being diagnosed autistic at 50 yrs old.
I am so beyond grateful I know now and I’m not alone.
#autism #women #latediagnosed
Stained glass mosaic on repurposed wood.
This piece is about the gift of knowing and finally being diagnosed autistic at 50 yrs old.
I am so beyond grateful I know now and I’m not alone.
#autism #women #latediagnosed
April 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“The Gift”
Stained glass mosaic on repurposed wood.
This piece is about the gift of knowing and finally being diagnosed autistic at 50 yrs old.
I am so beyond grateful I know now and I’m not alone.
#autism #women #latediagnosed
Stained glass mosaic on repurposed wood.
This piece is about the gift of knowing and finally being diagnosed autistic at 50 yrs old.
I am so beyond grateful I know now and I’m not alone.
#autism #women #latediagnosed
There really is a "lost generation" of undiagnosed autistic adults—many of whom are self-diagnosed. In @autisminadulthood.bsky.social:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
Autism Identity and the “Lost Generation”: Structural Validation of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale and Comparison of Diagnosed and Self-Diagnosed Adults on the Autism Spectrum
A population segment of autistic adults are underidentified due, in part, to historic changes in criteria for diagnosing autism and diagnostic biases related to gender, socioeconomic status, and other...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Despite her belated diagnosis, Walker has already begun to find autistic community. “She’s been in touch with a group of fellow late-diagnosed women. And a boy who’s nearly 12,” Wilkins said.
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
Better late than never, concludes woman’s autism report
A woman approaching her 98th birthday has received a late late diagnosis of autism, reports have confirmed. Julie Walker, 97, from Goole - who received the full copy of her assessment report last Thur...
thedailytism.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My first article in many months...
I talk about ADHD and my experience of ADHD coaching training and the conditions I needed for flourishing.
This is for all the late-diagnosed women who’ve spent decades masking. May you all flourish!
ericamcintyrephd.substack.com/p/decades-of...
I talk about ADHD and my experience of ADHD coaching training and the conditions I needed for flourishing.
This is for all the late-diagnosed women who’ve spent decades masking. May you all flourish!
ericamcintyrephd.substack.com/p/decades-of...
Decades of performing. The week I could finally be me.
You can read the original article posted on my blog here.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Being diagnosed with autism as an adult is hard. The sense of grief can be overwhelming at times. However, the understanding of your own brain can also be very freeing. #latediagnosed #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #creator
September 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Being diagnosed with autism as an adult is hard. The sense of grief can be overwhelming at times. However, the understanding of your own brain can also be very freeing. #latediagnosed #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #creator
Getting a late autism or ADHD diagnosis feels like finding the instruction manual to a gadget you’ve been using wrong for 33 years… and then realizing it was in a drawer the whole time. 🥲 #NeurodivergentProblems #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #LateDiagnosed
December 16, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Getting a late autism or ADHD diagnosis feels like finding the instruction manual to a gadget you’ve been using wrong for 33 years… and then realizing it was in a drawer the whole time. 🥲 #NeurodivergentProblems #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #LateDiagnosed
Glimmer not glamour. Love it ! So there, Uta #LateDiagnosed #AutisticGirlsAndWomen #Grelief (Grief+Relief)
"At the same time, autism has “become glamorised, and a diagnosis has become somewhat desirable”, as popular culture lionises fictional figures with autistic traits. “We don’t see schizophrenia being glamorised in the same way,” Frith says."
it's not glamor, it's glimmer
it's relief
it's not glamor, it's glimmer
it's relief
March 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Glimmer not glamour. Love it ! So there, Uta #LateDiagnosed #AutisticGirlsAndWomen #Grelief (Grief+Relief)
I can’t stand lotion #autism #sensoryissues #sensorysensitivity #latediagnosed #adultautism #ihatelotion
March 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I can’t stand lotion #autism #sensoryissues #sensorysensitivity #latediagnosed #adultautism #ihatelotion
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
April 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP: In recent years, more adults are recognizing their autistic traits and pursuing autism diagnoses. In this article, I explore the rise in late autism diagnoses.
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#Autistic #LateDiagnosed #LateDiagnosis #Autism #EmbraceAutism
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February 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP: In recent years, more adults are recognizing their autistic traits and pursuing autism diagnoses. In this article, I explore the rise in late autism diagnoses.
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Meltdowns are not your fault okay? #actuallyautistic #autisticmeltdowns #autisticadult #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autism #autistic #latediagnosed #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent #adhd #audhd
January 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Meltdowns are not your fault okay? #actuallyautistic #autisticmeltdowns #autisticadult #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autism #autistic #latediagnosed #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent #adhd #audhd
And this is why we mask, internalise, and hate ourselves for decades.
#ADHD
#LateDiagnosed
#Neurodivergent
#ADHD
#LateDiagnosed
#Neurodivergent
Love my family but fuck me I can't stand my eldest sister's son.
That is an undisciplined kid with undiagnosed ADHD and he is driving me up the wall.
That is an undisciplined kid with undiagnosed ADHD and he is driving me up the wall.
December 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
And this is why we mask, internalise, and hate ourselves for decades.
#ADHD
#LateDiagnosed
#Neurodivergent
#ADHD
#LateDiagnosed
#Neurodivergent
My diagnosis story, as a #latediagnosed Black #autistic Woman, oh the trauma #blackandautistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic
June 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My diagnosis story, as a #latediagnosed Black #autistic Woman, oh the trauma #blackandautistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic
😮💨 I am VERY lucky to have the problem of reorganizing my apothecary. But I'm scared to start because what if I lose the steam!? My ADHD isn't medicated. 😵💫 #adhdwitch #latediagnosed #witchsky #organizingherbs
January 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
😮💨 I am VERY lucky to have the problem of reorganizing my apothecary. But I'm scared to start because what if I lose the steam!? My ADHD isn't medicated. 😵💫 #adhdwitch #latediagnosed #witchsky #organizingherbs
Except for my extreme resting bitch face, mine is internal. #autistic #audhd #latediagnosed #autisticwomem
Some autistic people are “external.” You see the stims, the meltdowns, and the visible signs. Others are “internal.” You don’t see much, but inside their head, it’s loud, constant, and exhausting. Both are real autism; one just hides better. 1/5
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Except for my extreme resting bitch face, mine is internal. #autistic #audhd #latediagnosed #autisticwomem
It's real. It's tough. Necessary and tough.
I am still wading through... but as of late, with purpose. ❤️ #ugotthis #audhd #latediagnosed #onedayatatime
I am still wading through... but as of late, with purpose. ❤️ #ugotthis #audhd #latediagnosed #onedayatatime
Late autism diagnosis/self-ID can bring up:
-Grief for a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and receiving no support.
-Anger for all the trauma that could have been avoided.
-Regret for what could have been.
-But also: An opportunity to discover who you really are.
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-Grief for a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and receiving no support.
-Anger for all the trauma that could have been avoided.
-Regret for what could have been.
-But also: An opportunity to discover who you really are.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's real. It's tough. Necessary and tough.
I am still wading through... but as of late, with purpose. ❤️ #ugotthis #audhd #latediagnosed #onedayatatime
I am still wading through... but as of late, with purpose. ❤️ #ugotthis #audhd #latediagnosed #onedayatatime
The 5 stages of discovering you’re #autistic as an adult:
4. Relief – Oh, that explains it!
5. Obsession – reads 37 books in a week
6. Rage – Wait, why did no one notice?
7. Grief – That was all masking?
8. Identity – Okay, but which stim toy do I buy first?
#ASD #Autistic #LateDiagnosed
4. Relief – Oh, that explains it!
5. Obsession – reads 37 books in a week
6. Rage – Wait, why did no one notice?
7. Grief – That was all masking?
8. Identity – Okay, but which stim toy do I buy first?
#ASD #Autistic #LateDiagnosed
February 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The 5 stages of discovering you’re #autistic as an adult:
4. Relief – Oh, that explains it!
5. Obsession – reads 37 books in a week
6. Rage – Wait, why did no one notice?
7. Grief – That was all masking?
8. Identity – Okay, but which stim toy do I buy first?
#ASD #Autistic #LateDiagnosed
4. Relief – Oh, that explains it!
5. Obsession – reads 37 books in a week
6. Rage – Wait, why did no one notice?
7. Grief – That was all masking?
8. Identity – Okay, but which stim toy do I buy first?
#ASD #Autistic #LateDiagnosed
Looking to find my community of chronically ill Empath thought daughters who burnt themselves out not knowing they were sick #chronicillness #hEDS #POTS #MCAS #latediagnosed #audhd #medicaltrauma #ptsd #fisabled #overwhelmed ##LiveSickLoud
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Looking to find my community of chronically ill Empath thought daughters who burnt themselves out not knowing they were sick #chronicillness #hEDS #POTS #MCAS #latediagnosed #audhd #medicaltrauma #ptsd #fisabled #overwhelmed ##LiveSickLoud
For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it clear autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis.
And now, it seems we're the ones getting blamed for overloading the system 🤷♀️
#ClinicalPsychology #ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosed
And now, it seems we're the ones getting blamed for overloading the system 🤷♀️
#ClinicalPsychology #ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosed
May 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it clear autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis.
And now, it seems we're the ones getting blamed for overloading the system 🤷♀️
#ClinicalPsychology #ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosed
And now, it seems we're the ones getting blamed for overloading the system 🤷♀️
#ClinicalPsychology #ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosed
I'm so happy to see more of my old Twitter moots on here. I missed y'all so freaking much. HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊 #autisticadult #adhdadult #audhd #adhd #autistic #latediagnosed
January 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm so happy to see more of my old Twitter moots on here. I missed y'all so freaking much. HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊 #autisticadult #adhdadult #audhd #adhd #autistic #latediagnosed
I hear that neurotypical humans have a hard time asking #actuallyautistic humans about #autism.
For the record, you can ask me anything #AMA and, while I cannot speak for anyone but me, I promise I will give you an answer corresponding to your presentation of a question.
#latediagnosed #unmasking
For the record, you can ask me anything #AMA and, while I cannot speak for anyone but me, I promise I will give you an answer corresponding to your presentation of a question.
#latediagnosed #unmasking
October 19, 2024 at 6:03 PM
I hear that neurotypical humans have a hard time asking #actuallyautistic humans about #autism.
For the record, you can ask me anything #AMA and, while I cannot speak for anyone but me, I promise I will give you an answer corresponding to your presentation of a question.
#latediagnosed #unmasking
For the record, you can ask me anything #AMA and, while I cannot speak for anyone but me, I promise I will give you an answer corresponding to your presentation of a question.
#latediagnosed #unmasking