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And I couldn't be more happy! (which according to my family, is a strange reaction to have lol)
But all my life I've felt like an outsider looking in, and when I stumbled upon Autism, it gave me something I hadn't had before - a reason why I'm the way I am.
With each new fact I learned during my research, I grew more and more excited by how well I related to the ASD community. How their stories and tips made me feel more confident in myself to just be me, without having to constantly justify my 'strange' behavior.
And then I was finally able to get an official assessment done. I was so sure there would be no doubt that I was autistic.
But then the doctor went over her initial findings with me and it sounded like I was going to be misdiagnosed.
I was scared out of my mind.
Because I had been so sure of myself, for the first time in a long time. I had essentially laid my soul bare to someone and they were invalidating my feelings. And I wasn't sure what I was going to do if I was misdiagnosed.
Thankfully, that didn't turn out to be the case! (long story short, when sending the questionnaires out to other people, make sure you 1: give them to people you're sure know you. And 2: look over their responses, just to make sure they do know you well. Because it turns out, sometimes they don't).
I'm officially on the Autism Spectrum and thrilled to be zebra instead of a malfunctioning horse!
I have not cried happy tears of relief in soooooo long!