Autism Is Not A Competition

We can support each other in solidarity.

Ines May
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
3 min readMay 2, 2022

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Author Marian Schembari recently wrote an essay on being diagnosed autistic in adulthood for Cup of Jo, a popular lifestyle blog. I loved reading it. For starters, I can identify a lot with her experience having been diagnosed as an adult myself. And it’s amazing to see neurodivergent voices represented in popular blogs.

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Ines May
ArtfullyAutistic

Veterinarian, diagnosed with autism at 27, writing to figure life. E-mail me at ineslmedium@gmail.com Become a member: https://inesl.medium.com/membership