On the 30th of March 2023, I was formally diagnosed with autism. Now 1 year later I wanted to reflect and share 10 lessons I have learnt in the past year! I do not think all these lessons 'require' a formal diagnosis to learn, you might have learnt them years before your diagnosis, or years after but I hope you learn something new here!

Please share lessons you have learnt in the comments and let me know any other autistic content creators you love to follow!

Watch my "I am autistic. All the things I wish I had the chance to say before." video here
   • I am autistic. All the things I wish ...  

✨ Some people/books I recommend in the video ✨
The Autistic girls Network: https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/
Meg's channel, I'm autistic now what:    / @imautisticnowwhat  
Paige Layle:    / @realpaigelayle  
Chloe Hayden: https://www.chloehayden.com.au/
Ellie Midds: https://www.weareunmasked.com/ellie
Neurodivergent Lou:   / neurodivergent_lou  
The Autistic Chef: https://vanessadsouza.co.uk/

✨ Follow me! ✨
Instagram:   / sew.lilah  
Business website: https://lillianhopedesigns.co.uk


TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - 1 year since my autism diagnosis!
3:35 - Your diagnosis IS valid, even if you don't 'feel autistic' all the time.
5:31 - Your journey is different from EVERYONE else's
7:29 - Find your community!
9:43 - There WILL be people who try and invalidate your diagnosis.
12:15 - There will ALSO be people who WANT to understand.
14:08 - Put TIME into understanding your autistic self!
16:16 - People saying you are 'more autistic' after diagnosis.
18:22 - You are NOT to blame!
20:41 - Don't burn yourself out! BUT if you do, don't hide it.
22:31 - There is FREEDOM in accepting yourself!
24:02 - Let me know what other lessons you have learnt in the comments.