So glad Thanksgiving and Christmas are over. I do not like the holidays..too much going on. ##autisticadult #latediagnosedautistic #audhd #neurodivergent ##sensoryissues
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So glad Thanksgiving and Christmas are over. I do not like the holidays..too much going on. ##autisticadult #latediagnosedautistic #audhd #neurodivergent ##sensoryissues
I'm making a playlist 'Unmasking Autism' and I'm looking for songs, that could be about autistic unmasking What songs resonate for you?
🎵 #unmaskingautism #playlist #latediagnosedautistic #highmasking #audhdwomen
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🎵 #unmaskingautism #playlist #latediagnosedautistic #highmasking #audhdwomen
music.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bl...
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm making a playlist 'Unmasking Autism' and I'm looking for songs, that could be about autistic unmasking What songs resonate for you?
🎵 #unmaskingautism #playlist #latediagnosedautistic #highmasking #audhdwomen
music.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bl...
🎵 #unmaskingautism #playlist #latediagnosedautistic #highmasking #audhdwomen
music.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bl...
Author: Reina Handle: reindrrop
And then if I don’t ask and just do it I get in trouble #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #autismoftiktok #autismtiktok #autistictiktok #latediagnosedautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autisticcommunity #autisticcreator #meme #tiktok #archive
And then if I don’t ask and just do it I get in trouble #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #autismoftiktok #autismtiktok #autistictiktok #latediagnosedautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autisticcommunity #autisticcreator #meme #tiktok #archive
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Author: Reina Handle: reindrrop
And then if I don’t ask and just do it I get in trouble #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #autismoftiktok #autismtiktok #autistictiktok #latediagnosedautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autisticcommunity #autisticcreator #meme #tiktok #archive
And then if I don’t ask and just do it I get in trouble #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #autismoftiktok #autismtiktok #autistictiktok #latediagnosedautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autisticcommunity #autisticcreator #meme #tiktok #archive
Unfortunately this is the case for so many of us that are late diagnosed Autistic 💓
#latediagnosedautistic
#latediagnosedautistic
October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Unfortunately this is the case for so many of us that are late diagnosed Autistic 💓
#latediagnosedautistic
#latediagnosedautistic
I have been wondering how many late diagnosed autistics grew up believing that they were monsters and were fearful of themselves.
#ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosedAutistic #therapy #healing #MentalHealth
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#ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosedAutistic #therapy #healing #MentalHealth
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The Belief that I am a “Monster” – Part 1
Something changed as I was writing. Part 1 and 2 were originally written together all in one sitting as one single essay. As I was typing, processing was taking place and there was an unconscious s…
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September 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I have been wondering how many late diagnosed autistics grew up believing that they were monsters and were fearful of themselves.
#ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosedAutistic #therapy #healing #MentalHealth
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#ActuallyAutistic #LateDiagnosedAutistic #therapy #healing #MentalHealth
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September 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I have had stomach issues for 27 years. It took me about 26 years to realise this is linked to me being autistic. WARNING: Video contains fart noises and an infodump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-c... #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent
September 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I have had stomach issues for 27 years. It took me about 26 years to realise this is linked to me being autistic. WARNING: Video contains fart noises and an infodump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-c... #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent
I'm #lgbtquia+ and have dealt with #cptsd for decades without knowing due to #latediagnosedautistm, triggering #depression and #anxiety.
#latediagnosedautistic #complexptsd
#latediagnosedautistic #complexptsd
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm #lgbtquia+ and have dealt with #cptsd for decades without knowing due to #latediagnosedautistm, triggering #depression and #anxiety.
#latediagnosedautistic #complexptsd
#latediagnosedautistic #complexptsd
Black woman deserve to know why they are different too 💜🫶🏽♾️ #latediagnosedautistic
August 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Black woman deserve to know why they are different too 💜🫶🏽♾️ #latediagnosedautistic
Fun combo of many many sirens (what is happening in south east London?!) plus neighbours having loud and lengthy chat outside one of their front doors. Realised I was biting the inside of my cheek and so tense it hurt.
How did I never notice this. Thank god for airpods. #LateDiagnosedAutistic
How did I never notice this. Thank god for airpods. #LateDiagnosedAutistic
August 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fun combo of many many sirens (what is happening in south east London?!) plus neighbours having loud and lengthy chat outside one of their front doors. Realised I was biting the inside of my cheek and so tense it hurt.
How did I never notice this. Thank god for airpods. #LateDiagnosedAutistic
How did I never notice this. Thank god for airpods. #LateDiagnosedAutistic
Derealization and depersonalization are how the nervous system protects us. When overwhelm hits, the thinking brain goes offline and the survival brain steps in. Survival first. Logic later.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
August 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Derealization and depersonalization are how the nervous system protects us. When overwhelm hits, the thinking brain goes offline and the survival brain steps in. Survival first. Logic later.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
Journey is an ICON. #LateDiagnosedAutistic #LoveonTheSpectrum
July 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Journey is an ICON. #LateDiagnosedAutistic #LoveonTheSpectrum
July 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
July 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Black women deserve to know why we are different too 💜♾️ #latediagnosedautistic #blackandautistic
July 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Black women deserve to know why we are different too 💜♾️ #latediagnosedautistic #blackandautistic
You feel socially exhausted even when nothing went wrong. Nobody was mean. You did not mess up and you did not overshare. And go off on tirade about apple orchards. But you're still wiped out. That's not anxiety. That's the cost of navigating NT
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ci2...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ci2...
July 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You feel socially exhausted even when nothing went wrong. Nobody was mean. You did not mess up and you did not overshare. And go off on tirade about apple orchards. But you're still wiped out. That's not anxiety. That's the cost of navigating NT
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ci2...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ci2...
Subconsciously imitate others as survival strategy. It is called social camouflaging. This adaptation is especially common in high-masking adults, has been linked to increased anxiety and a delayed autism diagnosis.
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
June 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Subconsciously imitate others as survival strategy. It is called social camouflaging. This adaptation is especially common in high-masking adults, has been linked to increased anxiety and a delayed autism diagnosis.
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
Sometimes what looks like social anxiety isn't anxiety at all. It's autism. A lot of autism is struggles with communication and socializing. You replay every word after conversation, obsessively analyzing how it came across.
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
June 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sometimes what looks like social anxiety isn't anxiety at all. It's autism. A lot of autism is struggles with communication and socializing. You replay every word after conversation, obsessively analyzing how it came across.
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
🔻Social anxiety
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Nl...
#latediagnosedautistic #autisticadult #unmasking #autisticmasking #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #audhd #neurodivergent
Autistic masking takes a toll on those of us who don’t always have the luxury to ‘unmask’ it’s time for us to be able to stop making ourselves uncomfortable for the comfort of others, it’s long overdue 🫶🏽♾️ #unmasking #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness
June 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m on Facebook 💝 #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness #latediagnosedautistic #autisticadult #blackandautistic
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June 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Diagnosis didn’t magically bring her back—the girl I used to be.
The one who moved through the world with wonder, not fear.
Who didn’t apologize for needing space, or rhythm, or silence.
But it gave me permission to look for her—to remember who I was before I was rewritten.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
The one who moved through the world with wonder, not fear.
Who didn’t apologize for needing space, or rhythm, or silence.
But it gave me permission to look for her—to remember who I was before I was rewritten.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
June 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Diagnosis didn’t magically bring her back—the girl I used to be.
The one who moved through the world with wonder, not fear.
Who didn’t apologize for needing space, or rhythm, or silence.
But it gave me permission to look for her—to remember who I was before I was rewritten.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
The one who moved through the world with wonder, not fear.
Who didn’t apologize for needing space, or rhythm, or silence.
But it gave me permission to look for her—to remember who I was before I was rewritten.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
Unmasking doesn’t bring instant peace.
Sometimes it just shows us how deep the damage really went.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
Sometimes it just shows us how deep the damage really went.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Unmasking doesn’t bring instant peace.
Sometimes it just shows us how deep the damage really went.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
Sometimes it just shows us how deep the damage really went.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
We live on the edge of invisible cliffs:
no money, no energy, no place to fall without breaking.
It’s not dramatic. It’s reality.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#AutisticBurnout
no money, no energy, no place to fall without breaking.
It’s not dramatic. It’s reality.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#AutisticBurnout
June 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We live on the edge of invisible cliffs:
no money, no energy, no place to fall without breaking.
It’s not dramatic. It’s reality.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#AutisticBurnout
no money, no energy, no place to fall without breaking.
It’s not dramatic. It’s reality.
#LateDiagnosedAutistic
#AutisticBurnout
As a #latediagnosedautistic There is so much to learn, unlearn & relearn 🫶🏽
June 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As a #latediagnosedautistic There is so much to learn, unlearn & relearn 🫶🏽