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Diagnosed With Autism, and ADHD Mind You I Already Have PTSD
(54 years Way Late) Revised from lifeafterabaclassroom.com
William has an awesome caseworker who looks after both our interest. She has made things happen for our best interest and always looks out for us. You never thought she was on the spectrum herself by her strong advocacy and determination to make things happen.
To Our Amusement
She and I often jest about being in sync with one another. Our thinking aligns, and we share similar upbringing experiences. We have had to create some distance for the sake of our own well-being and personal growth.
We can tell each other about our lives, the best and worst parts that few others know, what we have picked up along the way, and how it has worked for the better or worse, we can talk about how, together, we had to grow tough skin or we never would have made it out of trouble’s path, and how we are both better for it.
Once you find someone who seems to adore what you’re doing (or, perhaps more accurately, who loves your attitude and personality) it’s like finding a rare bird at a feeder: endlessly fascinating, incredibly comforting, and also endlessly surprising. Life after the classroom is a bumpy road at times, but I’m grateful that there are people like her along the way.
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