This is incredibly well-timed for me. As of yesterday I began thinking of investigating autism, how it works, how people cope, and whether I should bring a list of symptoms to my GP to begin discussions about whether it applies to me. Still, I've been fighting massive impostor syndrome about it: can't be me, someone would have caught it, it's not like I had special needs as a kid, I'm able to manage my life, etc etc.

But really if that's something that helps me manage my life BETTER, how wonderful would that be? And it would make things make sense. But ~noooo it isn't you, Stephanie!~ Ahem. I really really appreciate this post, even more because you are a person with diagnosed chronic illnesses making it.