Welcome to the family!

Receiving a new diagnosis can be stressful, but it can also be a relief. Remember: nothing about you or your loved one has changed. You just have more information than you did before!

Resources

• A free e-book explaining the spectrum and welcoming newly diagnosed autistics; there is an adolescent and adult version.
  • http://autisticadvocacy.org/book/welcome-to-the-autistic-community/

• Specifically for women on the spectrum
  • https://autismwomensnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Autistic_Women.pdf

• For parents of newly-diagnosed autistics
  • https://thecaffeinatedautistic.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/to-the-parents-of-newly-diagnosed-autistics/