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1 year since my autism diagnosis | Here is 10 things I have learnt!
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On the 30th of March 2023, I was formally diagnosed with autism. Now 1 year later I wanted to reflect and share 10 lessons I have learnt in the past year! I do not think all these lessons 'require' a formal diagnosis to learn, you might have learnt them years before your diagnosis, or years after but I hope you learn something new here!

Please share lessons you have learnt in the comments and let me know any other autistic content creators you love to follow!

Watch my "I am autistic. All the things I wish I had the chance to say before." video here
   • I am autistic. All the things I wish ...  

✨ Some people/books I recommend in the video ✨
The Autistic girls Network: autisticgirlsnetwork.org/
Meg's channel, I'm autistic now what:    / @imautisticnowwhat  
Paige Layle:    / @realpaigelayle  
Chloe Hayden: www.chloehayden.com.au/
Ellie Midds: www.weareunmasked.com/ellie
Neurodivergent Lou: www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_lou
The Autistic Chef: vanessadsouza.co.uk/

✨ Follow me! ✨
Instagram: instagram.com/sew.lilah
Business website: lillianhopedesigns.co.uk/


TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - 1 year since my autism diagnosis!
3:35 - Your diagnosis IS valid, even if you don't 'feel autistic' all the time.
5:31 - Your journey is different from EVERYONE else's
7:29 - Find your community!
9:43 - There WILL be people who try and invalidate your diagnosis.
12:15 - There will ALSO be people who WANT to understand.
14:08 - Put TIME into understanding your autistic self!
16:16 - People saying you are 'more autistic' after diagnosis.
18:22 - You are NOT to blame!
20:41 - Don't burn yourself out! BUT if you do, don't hide it.
22:31 - There is FREEDOM in accepting yourself!
24:02 - Let me know what other lessons you have learnt in the comments.
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@sewlilah

1 month ago

What is your top lesson you have learnt since realising you were autistic? I definitely still struggle with not burning myself out by doing too much 🙈 does not help the ADHD side of my brain just needs to be constantly doing stuff and can't relax! Let me know if you would be interested in a video about my diagnostic journey and I hope you have a great day 🥰

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@gordoncooper2481

1 month ago

The most important lessons I learned is that I am allowed to forgive myself for not being perfect, and that I am allowed do what I can to avoid being overwhelmed by sensory stimuli or social situations. That I needn’t feel guilt for taking care of myself.

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@fo4urm640

1 month ago

Thanks for sharing. The self-love message is hugely important! That's going to be an ongoing struggle. Advocating for myself & trying to automatically fawn less, comes to mind as things i struggle with on the daily

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@1981jasonkwan

2 weeks ago

One lesson I learned is that the reaction, “but everyone does that/feels that way”, although invalidating, is often said by an undiagnosed autistic person. Btw really appreciated your spoken word video!

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@shelbymunro8941

4 weeks ago

To be myself, no matter what. If I don't allow myself to be myself, I can burn out very quickly.

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@KamillaMirabelle

1 month ago

As an autistic parent to 4 kids in the age span of 5 to 17 year of age.. you can definitely be a good parent as a person with autism.. ❤ the hardest part for me is seeing 3 of my kids struggle because they also are autist and the society are not a place for autistic people.. but they are all thriving ik their own way, they got friends (both neuro divergent and typical) and they will as me be able to keep a job. My country are getting way better to handle autistic people in an inclusive way, but we are not done..

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@mightlightt

1 month ago

Do u consider getting a fidget toy 😊

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@mightlightt

1 month ago

My top lesson i learned is im not the problem…🥲

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