The Aftermath + Thoughts

This was the video I referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QL6z4g5ME&ab_channel=RebeccaJaneBrown x

So I have been following you for a very long time. Like 2015/2016 and this is not meant to be rude at all but as an autistic person: I already kind of have the feeling you were autistic all the time I followed you😅. I'm very happy you have gotten your diagnosis! I got mine in 2014 and my life has improved a lot and I hope yours will too! Edit: I also was misdiagnosed and mistreated until my diagnosis. It's awful that society won't take you seriously unless you have a piece of paper with evidence how you need to be treated.

These last two videos have absolutely mirrored my own feelings minus the official diagnosis but it opens my eyes to the idea of actually being evaluated. I never took into consideration how much a diagnosis would improve things by just affirming that I would be in fact autistic. Thank you for sharing parts of this journey. I'm happy you're finding yourself even when it's hard. ❤ you ARE valid.

Rebecca, I have never commented on a video before but I have been watching your videos since 2015. I found your channel when I was in a very difficult place in my life and the way you described your struggles and how you think, I had never found someone online or in person who I related to in such a deep way. I was diagnosed as autistic last December at the age 26 and when I saw that you had been diagnosed aswell it made so much sense why I felt so seen in you.i just want to say thank you for making me feel less alone when I felt I was the only person who felt and thought the way I do. And I know you must have done the same for so many undiagnosed autistic people. Thank you ❤

The most exhausting part of late diagnosis for me was the processing and re-contextualising my entire life. I feel like when we get our diagnoses we should also be given a support person and guide to help us through the next few years of discovery and affirmation, also help with getting all those access needs met and just figuring it all out. I’m glad that so many folks share their experiences online, it really helped me through that time.

You have the most beautiful eyes. Rebecca, your amazing and just because you have been diagnosed with your condition, doesn’t change who you are. You are amazing, a powerful woman and don’t ever forget that. You have helped so many people around the world 👍 Please keep up the amazing vids. You rock !!

I've been watching for many years. I am so happy to see you have your answer. I wish you the utmost peace on your post diagnosis journey <3

After years of watching you and being on the spectrum myself, it brings me great joy to see you doing well and seeing support from other people :) Hearing how you talked with your friend who is also nurodivergent was one of the best explinations I have heard on explaining it. I have always fundamentally understood that certian people I can connect with differently and everything just propperly flows but I have always struggled to find words for this or exactly why. I have also struggled greatly with relationships, in different ways but I think that is common for everyone as relationships are just complex. Regardless very happy that you are being you!

this is awesome i was lucky and was diagnosed at 9 i still struggle all the time its a constant learning curve but i think you are awesome and ive followed for donkeys years at this point. im glad that you finally have a little bit more clarity in your life and i hope your journey will go well even with the struggles. keep being awesome

I’m so glad you finally have some answers, I hope that you find someone you can trust to talk about all this with. I’ve been diagnosed since I was 7 but only told when I was 11 - it was fairly traumatic for me, I’m 21 now and still figuring myself out. Sending you so much love, we’re right behind you ❤

Oh gosh I love your videos. I've loved watching your videos since ~2014 and I always find you so engaging and your words so insightful. I'm so grateful for your perspective on all of this. Love seeing how you're learning to take care of yourself and to share that self with the rest of the world <3

Been following you since 2008 and I’m so glad to see how much you have changed and grown over the years as I have I.

Wow this video and the way you articulated it. Incredible !! I’m currently going through the long process of adhd diagnosis Really resonates with me what you said about how neurodivergents see the world slightly different. And I really feel a lot of the same feelings you do It’s really really comforting to know and have someone explain it so well x Thankyou

I have been following you for many years. I have always appreciated your content and what you shared about how you experience life. I remember years ago you posted a video about a diagnosis you received but at that time you explained it to be private and so you did not share what you "had". At that time my mind immediately went to autism and so I was surprised you are just recently diagnosed. I am mostly relieved for you as I imagine how validating it feels after all the struggle you've been through. I received a late diagnosis for adhd so to a certain degree I can relate to your experience. I hope you continue to share whatever you feel comfortable to share about your experience in life, may it be your interests, hobbies, life events. I enjoy and appreciate your 'voice' Rebecca

I finally got my diagnosis when I was 38 years old. I was so relieved, but I had to kind of grieve for the lost time. Years and years of self hate, failed therapies and medication (got many false diagnoses), soul searching and doubt. And then finally I got the papers that say, there is nothing wrong with me, I'm just different. So, I resonate so much with everything you said!

Well done for persevering through the medical system! It is very interesting to hear that even after knowing yourself and a self-diagnosis, you found the official diagnosis so life-changing. I had assumed it's not worth it (for me) to struggle through the medical system and then nothing would actually change. So, I'd like to learn more, if you are happy to share. In any case, all the best to you!

Being an older viewer from the TrichJournal days, I never knew that I had trichotillomania or OCD. This has helped me get the help I have needed all along. I'm thinking about going forward I should get more testing done because I'm very stressed in situations and it feels like maybe that's something that I have been missing.

It's such a shame that so much of your early life was basically robbed from you....seeing how you are going forward is a great encouragement and support for others that you have shared your journey with....best wishes for the future and hopefully you will continue to let us know how you are processing all the struggles of your new life.

Finally getting the official diagnosis of C-PTSD in 2021 was absolutely life changing. It was the starting point of actually healing and not being perceived as a hypochondriac. I am so unbelievably happy for you! I see you! 💞

I think everyone has said it better, but I just wanted to send my thanks for sharing yourself and support out here as well. I have watched you on since 2014 I believe, I can't believe it has been that long, and have always really related to you, almost to the point where you were my brain. I find it really serendipitous that you got your diagnosis and I have been questioning my brain this year as well, since I was researching ADHD for my friend. Never know if its just trauma or not. Anyways rambled off there I just want to wish you the best either way.