WE ARE AUTISTIC too.
This page is mainly for information purposes.
It contains a summary of the We Are Autistic founder and why this Peer Support Community was established.
This is me. I am autistic. I have companion animals. I have special interests. I mask. I have coexisting health conditions. I have shutdowns. I internalise meltdowns. I have routines and struggles. I have sensory issues. I suffer from burnout. I am part of the We Are Autistic community.
We Are Autistic came about after I received a late diagnosis of autism. This followed years of misdiagnosis, poor mental and physical health, acute loneliness and isolation, and a general feeling that I was different. Very different.
There is plenty of advice out there on how to cope after finding out that your brain is different to most others, but after the reading was done what I really yearned for was to connect with people similar to me so that we could chat about special interests, share struggles, support each other and be our ‘unmasked’ selves.
It is this peer support that helps me the most. The same goes for the rest of the team. We Are all Autistic, so we really do understand what it is like to be autistic and simultaneously trying to navigate through the neurotypical world we live in.
Paula (she/her), Founder of We Are Autistic.
We Are Autistic is a Global, Inclusive, Members Only, Peer Support Community for Autistic Adults, by Autistic Adults.
No formal diagnosis required.
There will be nothing about us, without us.
Peer Support is enabled through relationships that
build mutual acceptance and understanding.
It is an incredibly valuable resource for autistic people.
It is empowering, builds self-confidence, knowledge and resilience.