3 Unsung Benefits of my Late Autism Diagnosis

Shamiha Said
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
5 min readJan 17

Imagine growing up where everyone else is driving a Tesla, but you are driving a Chevy. You try to compete with the Tesla drivers, but your Chevvy can’t quite work to the same level.

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That’s how it feels to grow up surrounded by Neurotypicals as an undiagnosed ‘Neurodivergent’ with ADHD and Autism.

Shamiha Said
ArtfullyAutistic

Top Writer x 8🏆 with immeasurable life experience to share. Spreading Neurodiversity awareness one article at a time.