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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Am I Actually Autistic?: Your Guide to Processing the Identity Shock of a Late Autism Discover & Living Unmasked by Dr. Angela Kingdon
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[Updated] 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
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] 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
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] 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
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 3: MAKING SENSE OF IMPOSTER SYNDROME
From second-guessing to self-knowing: metabolizing identity shock with bottom-up evidence instead of external approval.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 4: HOME ASSESSMENT PART 1 – AUTISM TRAIT SCREENING
How DSM categories A and B translate into lived culture, and how self-screening tools can reveal the patterns that define autistic identity.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 5: HOME ASSESSMENT PART 2 - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Assessing autism without self-erasure, using history, co-occurrences, and culture to ground your truth with clarity and confidence.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 6: HOME ASSESSMENT PART 3 – PEER REVIEW
Finds belonging: Connecting with the community as the final step in a robust, culturally rooted self-assessment.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 7: PROCESSING IDENTITY SHOCK
A practical path through identity shock with environments, accommodations, and consent-based care.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 8: LIVING YOUR BEST AUTISTIC LIFE
Redesigning life around sensory needs and authentic routines, not deficits, so burnout becomes a warning light, not an identity.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 9: SPECIAL INTERESTS ARE SELF CARE
From burnout to belonging, how special interests create purpose, stability, and Spin Bonds—the Autistic love language.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
[UPDATED] CHAPTER 10: WELCOME TO AUTISTICA
Reframing autism from disorder to culture, with ten pillars that reveal a shared legacy and a long-missing sense of home.
Sep 11
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
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