Life as Cerys

  I am delighted to share a piece I wrote for  Autism Together  about how my ASD diagnosis has allowed me to be more accepting of myself. It is always a pleasure to share my experiences of neurodivergence, especially in regards to receiving an ASD diagnosis as an adult and how this has enabled me to reflect on my childhood, anxiety, and life so far from a whole other perspective. _   "How an adult autism diagnosis helped one young writer be more accepting of herself" Ever since I was a young child – as early as the age of eighteen-months – I’ve had severe anxiety. Anything from going on holiday to a new place to a slight change in dinner plans was enough to completely throw me. Daily stresses brought me to tears and caused me such intense anxiety that have just never seemed to ease. However, my recent diagnosis of autism has started to explain things a little better. The Very Early Days When I was a toddler, I wouldn’t sleep in my own room, completely restless for no apparent