Trigger Warning - This article contains some stories that are heartbreaking.
www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/26/autism-hidden-pool-of-undiagnosed-mothers-with-condition-emerging?CMP=share_btn_tw
I find this fascinating and terrifying in equal measure. I am currently fighting for an autism diagnosis for DD(12) and have realised that I am myself autistic. I find it comforting that there are others like me, terrifying that so many of us have fallen through the cracks and horrifying that some have been treated so badly.
Overall I hope research like this will help us all to get the support, help and recognition we need for ourselves and our kids. The system has been broken for a long time. Diagnosis is difficult to get and to find that some mothers have had issues themselves and been questioned about their parenting because of their own autism breaks my heart.
I never thought I could be autistic but I didn't struggle academically (I'm a B student through and through) and I can empathise with people. I am perfectly capable of identifying with someone who is hurting it's other stuff that baffles me like how to do small talk, how to relate to someone I have nothing in common with or how to know when to shut up...
My own research and talking to family and friends about it has made me realise how little most of us know about autism. I don't fit the stereotype but I do hit 90% of the things on a list of Aspergers traits. It doesn't make me a bad mum but it does make certain things a huge challenge for me.
I hope this is the start of some hope for myself and others in my situation.
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So apparently there are a LOT of undiagnosed autistic mothers around
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Nicknameofawesome · 26/12/2016 20:36
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