Hi! I'm Pauline. I'm autistic and partially deaf.

Pauline_S · April 10

Yes, my special talents are being autistic and partially deaf. Don't all fight over me now!

Rosie_Scope · April 10

Hello @Pauline_S! Welcome! We're a bunch of people with a whole host of special talents, so I'm sure you'll feel at home here

Looks like you've already been getting involved in some of the games and chats, but if you ever have any questions just ask! Great to have you with us

Pauline_S · April 10

Thanks Rosie! Gradually finding my way round!

Ghost4287 · April 10

Hello @Pauline_S I saw that it says your autistic. I was wondering at what age did you start talking?

Pauline_S · April 10

Hi, I was quite young, around 8 months I think. Autistic people I know seem to either have been really early at talking or just waited until they were 4, then went into full sentences!

rubin16 · April 10

Welcome to the community, Yeah I didn't start talking till age 4 and had a speech problem so no one could understand me, had to have speech therapy to get me to pronounce words properly haha

66Mustang · April 10

Nice to meet you @Pauline_S from another person with autism

Ada · April 10

Hello again @Pauline_S
I have Asperger among other things

Albus_Scope · April 13

And a big hello from me too! I'm late diagnosed autistic, as of 18 months ago.

Pauline_S · April 13

Hi @Albus_Scope. My autistic discovery was during lockdown. I welcomed it, as it explained so much to me. I have a friend who was diagnosed at the same time and she went through a sort of grief process. It's interesting how differently people respond.

Albus_Scope · April 13

That's exactly how I refer to it @Pauline_S there really is an odd sort of grieving that happens. Especially if it's later in life. There's a lot of introspection to be done for sure. Funnily enough, my two closest friends have also recently been diagnosed on the spectrum, so that shows we do gravitate towards similar folk.

I definitely welcomed my diagnosis, but also had a tough few months as I over thought past scenarios.

Pauline_S · April 13

@Albus_Scope Absolutely! I still have moments when I remember a situation and think 'Ohhh, so that's why that happened!'

Pauline_S · April 13

@Albus_Scope and we really do gravitate towards each other!

Albus_Scope · April 13

Haha, yup, I know that thought oh so well. I've started singing "That'll be the 'tism!" at my sister now. I find humour helps loads.

Hi! I'm Pauline. I'm autistic and partially deaf.

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