Late discovered neurodivergent. Congratulations. Now what?

Finally an explanation, we tried as best we could and now we get it, we are simply wired differently.

For many it's a light bulb moment, an awakening or perhaps the validation that for so long we have needed. All those years of berating ourselves, hiding, pretending to be who we aren't.

We cut ourselves some slack knowing now that it was not our fault and hope...expect that things might now be different.

Slowly we realise this is not going to be the case. We may have outgrown the mask but now we are caught between two worlds. The one we have known, believed and trusted. The illusion. And our emerging reality. A new way of navigating the world without the self-abandonment we are so comfortable with. To become our fully authentic self.

This is the path we have secretly dreamed of. The one beyond society's expectations and tick boxes. The one we could have been had we valued ourselves more. A life imbued with meaning, purpose and aliveness rather than becoming who we thought we should be and pushing ourselves through the daily grind. This is the terribel gift of choice!