Hi everyone!

HOLLY RIVERA

August 31,2021 at 4:35PM UTC

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Hi everyone! My name is Holly and I'm a mom to a beautiful neurodiverse little boy. Through our journey, I've discovered that I have a lot of traits that line up with my son's diagnosis (ASD). So now, we're on this journey together! I've gotten a lot of support from a group of autistic adults on another site who has helped me with tools like self-tests, books, and other resources. I look forward to getting to know you all here and sharing our experience and wisdom! :)

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AnonymousSeptember 1,2021 at 2:15PM UTC
Welcome, Holly! Thanks so much for sharing. What's one of your favorite things you've learned so far through those resources?
HOLLY RIVERASeptember 1,2021 at 7:00PM UTC
Oh my goodness! First, seeing that I am not alone is such a huge relief! Taking the assessments has really made things make sense for me too. I remember doing so many assessments for my son and thinking to myself, "that sounds like me." What I've discovered is, there are a lot of adults like me who probably were never diagnosed because we did well academically and learned to mask really well. But there is one thing that has given me more peace than anything. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I have lived for years with a lot of guilt and self-blame for staying so long. A woman in my group wrote (I'm summarizing) that for Autistics, it can be very hard to leave things they love (or are attached to, like people, relationships, jobs) even when they clearly don't love us back. When I read that, it was like I felt it in my whole body. It's really helped me to forgive myself for something that wasn't my fault, as well as understanding why it was so hard for me to get out of there.
HOLLY RIVERASeptember 3,2021 at 2:35PM UTC
Sorry if this was too much.
AnonymousSeptember 3,2021 at 6:06PM UTC
Not too much at all! Thank you so much for sharing!!