I am also following Dana and relating a lot with her lived experiences except for the hate that she experienced in school but the rest were really relatable.

I wanna hype you up and comment loads but also dont want you to feel ANY type of pressure to reply. i just wana share that you sharing your experience is super helpful. in 27 too and going through the process now. ive never been able to live independently or cope on my own without support. thank you for adding your voice to the community. once im diagnosed i wanna join you girls ( i also love danas account) and add my voice too because representation matters. thank you x

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

You don’t know how much your comment means to me ❤

I felt like I want to jump for joy for you when she said you are diagnosed. Congratulations!!! (I still feel weird congratulating people but I feel like it IS a big deal knowing it’s not all in your head, if you know what I mean?) I am happy for you!!!

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤

Thank you for explaining things that I can see in myself too.

Congratulations in many ways on your dx. Your dx day was exactly two months after mine! My assessor said, "Your results are consistent with autism," and me (with my autistic brain) had to confirm, "So is this a diagnosis? "Yes." Absolutely surreal. I'm still processing. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and I wish you all the best for what's ahead.

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

Haha I can see we had a similar reaction to getting our diagnosis 😂

I encourage anyone going in to test to write up a list of traits, etc. It seems like my testing was a lot simpler than many other's and I think it really helped explain the true "me" to the psychiatrist. It also helped me to start remember things from my childhood that were really important for testing.

@MrPenfold71

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree with this. I put together an extensive document describing my traits and various life experiences and mental health issues I have had in my life, and my assessors told me that it was gold dust for them to be given it. I received my autism diagnosis just 4 weeks ago, and am in the processing stage still...

I like what you say about disability. It is not a bad word. I am disabled. Most autistic people are disabled and that is ok.

Hi i love your videos! Congrats on your diagnosis! I'm 28 and have been to psychologist and GP visits since june (i got burnt out a year ago) and i have a first meeting with the specialist psychologist in a month. I love mom on the spectrum and Dana Andersen too! Thank you for your videos!

@paunesjourney

4 ай бұрын

I’m happy you like my videos! Best of luck to you on your diagnosis journey ♥️

Thanks for the highly relatable content and being part of my pre-assessment binge watch. 😊 The intake interview for my neuropsych eval is on Monday! I will have another appointment for testing, and another to discuss results. I don't know when the last two appointments will be yet, which I am not a fan of. But I guess the first appointment informs the testing they will do, so I understand why they don't schedule them all at once. I am in the US, 44 years old, and AFAB, so it was quite the feat to even get this evaluation approved and find a suitable provider to do it. I also really like Dana's content and find her very relatable.

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

I’m so happy for you, good luck with your assessment! ♥️

Many congratulations. So glad you were able to get validation. Now comes #processing eh Feeling everything all at once.

To answer the ‘why do you need a label?’:: What’s the point of having a name??? Names are labels! Genders are labels! Everything is labeled!! Wtffffff?????

@Catlily5

5 ай бұрын

Labels can help you figure out what to do next. It is hard to deal with something if you don't know what it is.

A label can help you figure out how to handle things.

I want to get a diagonses but I'm scared for some reason maybe of being wrong about it and feeling even more crazy my mom though i had it when i was little but only cause I like to stay alone and don't like to be social lol they also Though I had OCD but again never was tested but I think my uncle my have autism as well cause he meets everything and NEVER makes eye contact and he lives with like a nany that takes care of him so it's hard for him but we live in the 3rd world so people don't really care about these things it's sad + I also think they might still think autism is only for younger boys where I live😂 thank u for sharing your video it!

@paunesjourney

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like a complicated situation! I hope you can get your diagnosis some day 🙏

Had my assessment last week, results next week.

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

I repeat things too until I drive my own self nuts 😂 sometimes diagnosis’s puts everything together. I was so happy when I got my heds diagnosis. Took my body to try to dislocate in every joint manageable and put me in a lot of pain before I got one but hey I got one 😂😂 before that they wouldn’t even look into what was wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️ I knew my son was autistic at about 9 months and couldn’t get him tested until 3. Don’t even think ppl believe I’m autistic half the time lol come to the dark side we have cookies. I’ve had multiple channels in the past but now I keep up with 3 cuz I’m nuts lol 😂

Got mine back today. I'm autistic! Level 2. Dunno how to feel tbh?

@paunesjourney

5 ай бұрын

Congrats 🙌 🥳 yeah it can be a little hard to process at first… it’s been 2 weeks for me and I’m still struggling 😅 it’ll get better with time!

@Catlily5

5 ай бұрын

Me too. Autism level 2 but it has been almost a year since I was diagnosed.

Idk if it’s cuz I’m autistic but I don’t think u talk awkwardly but I also relate to a lot of it lol

🖖🖖🖖👏👏👏🪇🥁🪈 Welcome to the club, family, tribe, group... Whatever! Just welcome! 🤣

@paunesjourney

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😍