'I was desperate to fit in, but I don't beat myself up anymore'
Celebrities like Melanie Sykes and Christine McGuinness have spoken out about their adult autism diagnosis.From friendships to romance, Victoria Sweetmore had always struggled to fit in.
I only had one good friend through school, mostly because I wasn’t interested in what other kids and teenagers enjoyed. One day a teacher made 180 pupils do the conga around me for several minutes because I didn’t react to the punishment in the way she’d wanted. As a teenager I struggled with my sense of identity and became depressed. I watched people going to parties and getting partners but none of that appealed to me.
I knew if I didn’t mask my true self I’d be seen as rude or aloof. But acting comes at a cost - it’s exhausting. Now I can face people and tell them, ‘these are the things I need help with, and this is what I’m good at’.
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