But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My LifeAutism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically. For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But as much as everyone tried to convince me, I knew it couldnt be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. Whilst the people around me seemed to have no problem being calm and happy, I had panic attacks multiple times a day, where my

created and inspired they did not despite being different but because they are different

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drug-fuelled escapades and terrible parenting

in one place

especially for women and gender-diverse people

or time-keeping

Kuzmič had internalized a set of obligations

building a sense of confidence

creative activities

but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health

or even spatial awareness

celebrated influencer