And that’s how my life often happens, it’s always just in time.

I received a diagnosis of autism just in time to think there really was something wrong with me. The number of people that have actively unfriended me is starting to really strip away at my heart.

The rift in my family is tearing bigger and I have finally learnt why this struggle is so close to home, just in time to forgive myself for the resentment I’ve held onto for so long. Now to forgive myself for not being able to emotionally regulate. Just in time for my family to understand why I’ve not been able to forgive them.

I’ve learnt the biggest key to my life, just in time to step into the next half of my existence.

My daughter sent me a TikTok of a girl with an autism reveal cake, just in time for me to learn it’s Autism Acceptance month.

So I’m determined to accept this diagnosis over the next month, and explore what it truly means to me.

-a Non-Miss