I am Autistic. Autism Awareness Month 2018 ~ ‘Empowering Women and Girls with Autism’. Seems like a good time to share my story.

I am forty six years old and I have a 'new' diagnosis. I am Autistic. I don't 'have' Autism like you have a cold or have the flu. Autism is not an add on. It's not something that suddenly happened to me. It's part of who I am. As much as I identify as a …