This is an interesting debate and the issue has come up for me again recently where a stranger asked me the question right out of the blue. When I was repeating my experience to an acquaintance, their response shocked me. Hence a debate on the topic was opened up in my mind!
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Being Autistic: the challenge of explaining and understanding how you feel
I got my autism diagnosis in my early 40’s. Prior to that I had been an autism specialist teacher for many years. You would think that made me an expert in my own autism wouldn’t you? Well nope, it didn’t.
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