Welcome and congratulations. I was diagnosed late (60 yo), and that diagnosis answered so many questions about me and my life. You now need to be aware of a few things. First, accepting the diagnosis is one thing. Accepting not being diagnosed earlier is another. All of the might-have-beens, all of the lost opportunities, all of the decisions that would be different, everything you could have accomplished, if only you had known. After ten yers, I am still trying to deal with this. Be careful, these thoughts can be insidious and creep up on you. The other thing is, I hope your husband and family are fully supporting you in this, They have to learn as much about autism as you do. Things may never be quite the same as they were. If everybody works together, thing will get better. If not, problems will arise. Finally, never use autism as an excuse. This is the way you were, are, and always will be. The diagnosis changes nothing except to provide some answers. When you make a mistake, it was YOU who made the mistake. The autism did not cause you to make the mistake. Own up to it and be responsible for the consequences.
Good luck on your new journey of discovery. You will find a lot of support and answers here. One thing I learned is, we have to support each other because almost nobody else will.
