Was dxed @ 37 in 2019 after my sister suggested that herself, me and our dad were all on the spectrum. Had been on disability for psych for years. The autism was missed by dozens of mental health professionals. If there is a book where the author explores this conundrum that would be great, but anything in general about the late diagnosed autistic experience is appreciated.
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*Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions* –Temple Grandin
*Nerdy, Shy, a User’s Guide to an Asperger’s Life* by Cynthia Kim (the author refers to herself as autistic and was diagnosed as an adult) (memoir)
*Strong Female Character* by Fern Brady – the author had a rather turbulent childhood and was in and out of the mental health care system in the UK but went undiagnosed until adulthood (memoir)
*Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity* by Devon Price (nonfiction)
*The Electricity of Every Living Thing* by Katherine May (memoir)