The #ActuallyAutistic Culture and Identity Project S7
Name, and/or twitter handle: Anonymous
Pronouns: she/her Parent/non-parent: Non-parent – hopefully a parent someday fairly soon! Age when you self-dx/were diagnosed autistic: Professionally diagnosed at 30, but I was in and out of denial with a self-diagnosis several years before that. 1.Did you feel you were different from others as a child? Oh my goodness yes. I was always the shy kid, the smart kid, hyper-sensitive, a ‘drama queen’, and a tomboy to boot (until about age 1