<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Big Things Coming Soon, Tyla shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with autism at 17 and how it's influenced her life over the past decade. Giving an insight into the complexities of being a late-diagnosed autistic adult by exploring missed or masked autistic traits. We chat about the struggle with forming and maintaining friendships, sensory issues, executive dysfunction, and perfectionism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIMESTAMPS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction and Personal Journey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:27 Podcast Purpose and Community Building&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:47 Realisations in Early Twenties&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;03:37 Navigating Friendships and Social Dynamics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:19 Sensory Sensitivities and Daily Challenges&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13:49 Executive Dysfunction and Self-Help Addiction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:30 Perfectionism and Its Impact&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to actually adulting at &lt;a href="https://tylagrant.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;tylagrant.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Actually Adulting

Tyla Grant

Lessons from a Late Autism Diagnosis

SEP 7, 202421 MIN
Actually Adulting

Lessons from a Late Autism Diagnosis

SEP 7, 202421 MIN

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<p>In this episode of Big Things Coming Soon, Tyla shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with autism at 17 and how it's influenced her life over the past decade. Giving an insight into the complexities of being a late-diagnosed autistic adult by exploring missed or masked autistic traits. We chat about the struggle with forming and maintaining friendships, sensory issues, executive dysfunction, and perfectionism.</p><p></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction and Personal Journey</p><p>00:27 Podcast Purpose and Community Building</p><p>00:47 Realisations in Early Twenties</p><p>03:37 Navigating Friendships and Social Dynamics</p><p>09:19 Sensory Sensitivities and Daily Challenges</p><p>13:49 Executive Dysfunction and Self-Help Addiction</p><p>17:30 Perfectionism and Its Impact</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to actually adulting at <a href="https://tylagrant.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">tylagrant.substack.com/subscribe</a>