My Autism Model

Date 11 February 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I am still working through my autism diagnosis and trying to get to grips with my symptoms. Below is the autism model that my consultant says is relevant to me. My 'autism specialist' Some of the information is taken from the ...
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Adjusting into Our Lives

Date 6 February 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I love the fact that I get to talk about things I’ve never been able to talk about. It's good for my mental health. My recent Autism Diagnosis With a recent Autism diagnosis, it very much feels as though I’m back at square one ...
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Reaching Tolerance

Date 5 February 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I hope to one day wake up and view cerebral palsy and Autism and how I got to this place with a level of tolerance. My Autism Diagnosis My Autism diagnosis report has thrown me into a false sense of security once again ...
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My Autism Diagnosis Report

Date 2 February 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
While my ASD diagnosis had been confirmed verbally at the end of my consultation, I have now received my report, which goes into 8 pages of detail. Due to symptoms that relate to the following, my Consultant has ...
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What my Autism Means

Date 1 February 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
A late diagnosis of autism doesn’t change what I've had to deal with around my neurological issues over the years, but it does mean that how I got to this place late, was never about me, but through others' interactions ...
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Contentment

Date 29 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Contentment comes with living a content life. I’ve lived my life, but I've had to fight every step of the way and my life has been far from content. Even if we have contentment, contentment is something we have to continue to work ...
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Others' Understanding Autism

Date 25 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Autism needs to be explored by others, so they understand how people like me present with autism. With autism, we may get a bad press because others don’t understand us, and because they find us intense. Being ...
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We Miss the Signs

Date 23 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Since my autism diagnosis was confirmed on the 11th January, I have been thinking more about my experiences. With or without autism, it is important to question your thinking around your experiences, so that you are ...
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My Experiences with Autism

Date 20 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I grew up only knowing about a bad leg and foot, so having an autism diagnosis is the biggest thing that’s happened to me. A child shouldn't have to grow up without knowing about what she or he deals with. My Autism Diagnosis ...
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My Autistic Thinking Brain

Date 19 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Now that I have had autism confirmed, I need to understand the whole autism thing. My writing and what I write are part of an autistic thinking brain. It’s taken me a lot of years to work that out. In my case, cerebral palsy is ...
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My Feelings on Autism

Date 13 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Having just come away with a confirmed diagnosis for autism at the age of 56, means I need to accept the diagnosis and live my life with a new thinking around my symptoms. It's taken another 10 years since my ...
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It was 'Autism' all Along

Date 12 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"It frustrates the hell out of me to know that I had autism all along, particularly because a diagnosis as a child would have made my schooling easier. Questions were being asked by consultants about my intelligence. I've been let ...
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