Life After Late Autism Diagnosis With Melissa Elaine

07/16/23 • 52 min

Melissa Elaine, a music industry professional in California, shares the lead-up to getting an autism diagnosis just this past January and what life has been like ever since.
Melissa shares how past therapists chalked up her challenges to trauma and C-PTSD, dismissing her and her family's well-informed suspicions that she may be autistic. She also shares her experiences of going nonverbal, her main autistic attributes as a child, and what aspects of life have changed since her late-autism assessment and identification.
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The Other Autism - Life After Late Autism Diagnosis With Melissa Elaine

Transcript

Kristen Hovet00:01:06.631

Today I'm speaking with Melissa Elaine , a late-diagnosed autistic music industry professional from California . Before I share my conversation with Melissa , I'd like to thank the newest sponsor of the Other Autism podcast , Donna . Donna, thank you so much . For anyone else interested in becoming a sponsor to help keep this podcast going and growing , please check out the show note