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Scenario

How to Process Late Diagnosis Anger and Lost Years

Everyone told me I was lazy throughout school but I just got diagnosed with a processing disorder at 28 and I'm angry about all the years I believed them.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Late diagnosis can trigger grief for the years lost to self-blame and misunderstanding when learning differences were misinterpreted as character flaws.

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Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neurodiversity & Learning Differences?”

Peri

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