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Late Autism Diagnosis

My Friend Autism

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The Impacts of a Late Autism Diagnosis

A late autism diagnosis can cause adults to experience stigmas, discrimination. People may think that automatically or that you have a mental condition, right? They'll look at it in the way they've been conditioned. And therefore treating you in a way that makes you feel like it's shameful or embarrassing that you're autistic. This is horrible stuff. Imagine kids feeling this,. by the way, they're friends or teachers or people treat them. They treat it a certain way, which makes them feel ashamed and embarrassed of who they are.

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