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Late‑diagnosed advocate Brian urges overhaul of autism diagnosis and autistic‑led supports
Summary
Brian, a late‑diagnosed autistic and ADHD self‑advocate, told a World Autism Awareness Day panel that delayed diagnosis cost a "lost generation" their education and, he said, may shorten life expectancy. He urged autistic‑led services, neuroaffirming language and low‑cost reasonable adjustments in schools and workplaces.
Brian, a public speaker introduced at the World Autism Awareness Day event, described growing up without a diagnosis, periods of homelessness and a lengthy psychiatric hospitalization that he said became a turning point in his life. "I was always branded lazy at school," he said, recounting relentless bullying and truancy that he linked to being undiagnosed.
Brian said late diagnosis created a "lost…
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