Diagnosis
I am taking part in the Instagram Chronic Illness January Photo Challenge, and I thought I’d try and write a few blog posts to go along with the pictures I’m posting. Today’s theme is ‘Diagnosis’. One of my main motivations for writing about my experience with autism - aside from using the process of writing to help me work through my thought process - is to provide another voice for women who have lived a significant portion of their lives without knowing that they’re autistic. I’m certain I will know other people who are on the spectrum, but haven’t realised it, and if writing honestly about my experiences can help someone else make a connection with their own life then I feel I ought to do it. So - diagnosis. The first thing I did, before I even thought about seeing my GP, was an awful lot of online research. The process of thinking ‘oh my goodness... I think I might be autistic... everything suddenly makes sense...’ was quite a nervewracking one, because what if I was wrong? ...