Published On Mar 8, 2024
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This is a short personal story about how I discovered I was autistic.
👩🏫👨🏼🏫🧑🏾🏫 Tea & Tails BOOKCLUB LIVESTREAM
THE LAST BOOK WAS:
UNMASKING AUTISM by DR DEVON PRICE:
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🇬🇧 Amazon (UK): https://amzn.to/3tkKUNg
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Bookclub playlist: • Tea & Tails
🔗 Related Links
Books Shown:
* Unmasking Autism by Dr Devon Price
* Untypical by Pete Wharmby
* Nerdy, Shy and Socially Inappropriate by Cynthia Kim
YouTubers Shown from top left to bottom right:
Dan@TheAspieWorld
Meg @imautisticnowwhat
Sam @YoSamdySam
Taylor @MomontheSpectrum
Thomas @ThomasHenley
(The exact videos shown are ones that I watched at the time - that helped me process - with apologies to the content creators shown as these are older videos!).
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👨⚖️ Disclaimer:
I am not a healthcare professional or psychotherapist. If you are watching this and feel that you need immediate mental health support, please see the list of mental health helplines at HelpGuide.org here:
https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm
If you have met one autistic (and or ADHD) person, you have met one person. This is a spectrum condition, and many traits may be different, or have alternative explanations for your symptoms. If in doubt, refer to a psychologist, and not a YouTuber.
Self-diagnosis is valid!
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Chapter Markers:
00:00 Corporate adventure
00:40 Burnout
01:00 Wales adventure
01:30 Burnout
02:10 Renewable energy adventure
02:30 Meltdown/Shutdown
02:44 Discovery
03:30 Grief
03:57 The present
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