"You've Always Just Been This Way." | Late autism diagnosis
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Jess Hinds became a mother while quietly struggling with overwhelm she couldn’t explain. That was until an autism diagnosis reframed her entire life.
This episode explores late autism diagnosis in adulthood, neurodivergence in mothers, and the grief that can come with finally understanding yourself.
It’s a story about identity discovery, self-compassion, and the moment language finally catches up with lived experience.
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
This episode explores late autism diagnosis in adulthood, neurodivergence in mothers, and the grief that can come with finally understanding yourself.
It’s a story about identity discovery, self-compassion, and the moment language finally catches up with lived experience.
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction - today's story belongs to Jess
- 03:30 The roughest hood
- 05:00 Meltdowns, bolting from cars, and blacking out
- 09:00 A meltdown is not a tantrum
- 10:30 The diagnosis journey begins
- 13:30 The 12-page report: autism, alexithymia, and sensory processing disorder
- 16:30 Grief after diagnosis
- 18:00 Disability, not superpower- why language matters
- 20:30 Masking and the accommodations you didn't know you were making
- 22:30 Losing friends, finding community
- 24:00 Grant - and what it means to be loved well
