I was diagnosed today.
As the title says, I was formally diagnosed today. I'm not quite sure what this means for me. If you got your diagnosis at a later age (e.g., older teen like me +), did you tell your friends about it? If so, did they start to treat you differently? I'm worried that people will do that.
If there's anyone UK-based and knows any good online support groups for teens, please say!
Also, since I'm not a high-functioning autistic person and on the lower end of the spectrum, does this still make me valid as an autistic person? I'm what nerotypical people would say "normal person" since I didn't really display that many traits in my early years.