MindBlind wrote:
I understand the frustration and difficulties that come with autism, but I don't feel so bitterly resentful of my condition and, honestly, I've personally found that making peace with it and owning it has helped me to overcome a lot of the very worst.
I was diagnosed at 50 with Asperger’s. It took me > 1 year to accept the diagnosis and make peace with it. But, since making peace with it, I seemed more apt to just accept those things (associated with the condition).
I think it has to do something with, prior to diagnosis, I tried to fight who I was. I aspired to be neurotypical. I became frustrated when my efforts didn’t work. It was during those times, when I hated being me and hated being alive. Since accepting the diagnosis, I have given up on that aspiration, which has simplified my life dramatically.