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Am I Actually Autistic?: Your Guide to Processing the Identity Shock of a Late Autism Discover & Living Unmasked by Dr. Angela Kingdon

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Am I Actually Autistic? INTRODUCTION

From misfit to belonging: how reframing autism as culture, not defect, transforms late discovery from identity shock into self-acceptance.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

CHAPTER 1: I WAS AUTISTIC ALL ALONG

Why autistic self-identification is often more accurate than a rushed evaluation and how trusting yourself becomes the first act of belonging.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

CHAPTER 2: WHY SELF-IDENTIFY

160,000 years of autistic humans, 100 years of the word: why history, bias, and data all point to self-diagnosis as legitimate.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Identity Shock Course

Managing Identity Shock | Module 1: Process Your Diagnosis with Words

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

Oct 31, 2025

Managing Identity Shock | Module 2: Unmasking Through Writing

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

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Managing Identity Shock | Module 3: Rage at the System

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

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Managing Identity Shock | Module 4: Sensory Storytelling

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

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A Memoir by Elliot Page

Oct 25, 2024 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

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A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia

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Cassandra in Reverse - BOOK CLUB #11

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Writing Circle

[2026] Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #1

Our first anthology is out and we are working on our second. This is your first change to contribute to the 2026 Neurodivergent Narratives Anthology.

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Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #52

Writing is how neurodivergent minds slow experience down, make sense of it, and reclaim the story on our own terms.

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Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #51

The late-diagnosis community has made writing into its own generational archive. A collective record of what living in our nervous systems feels like…

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