A few years ago I realised I had ASD and Tumblr has actually played quite a major role in my life when it came to accepting myself and pulling my ass out of this big phase of denial.
I knew that I was Autistic when I was 15 and I have known for 5, going on 6, years now. I kept denying everything due to my fear of rejection and judgment from others and from a manipulative toxic friendship I had at the time.
Tumblr allowed me to discover a whole community full of bright, beautiful people that were going through the same experiences as me. Growing up feeling so alienated from everyone else made me believe there was no one out there that could possibly understand me. I cried when I discovered the neurodivergent community on here because for the first time in a long time I wasn’t alone.
It’s so amazing, the impact online communities can have on people, this community certainly changed me for the better.
I no longer felt ashamed of who I was and my fears of rejection dispersed. I stopped trying to deny the facts and learnt to love myself and wholeheartedly myself. With this account I feel as though I have finally taken the next step in my life.
