Late Autism Diagnosis
The Lost Generation: Millions of Missed Adult Autism Diagnoses
Late Autism Diagnosis of Adult Autism: Two locked doors, thirty years, and an entire generation left uncounted
Steve Wharton
In early 2026, I embraced my autism diagnosis which I had denied since the late 1990s. Neurodistinct.me is a record of my acceptance and discovery as I explore and understand my autistic neurodistinct self. Autism and ADHD (AuDHD) are my superpowers!
Late Autism Diagnosis
Masking & 30 Years of Performing Neurotypical
Dual human Operating Systems: normal is running on the surface while masking is draining system energy too
Late Autism Diagnosis
Stereotype Prison: 30 years, Rain Man, the Short Bus
The movie. The short bus. The image I mistook for the whole truth about autism …for thirty years.
Late Autism Diagnosis
Driven to Distraction, My ADHD Diagnosis
A television news show, a church connection, a Seattle psychologist, and about twenty minutes on a new prescription ...changed my life.
How My Brain Works
Please Accept My Apology
Why does it bug me to no end when I behave like that? Why can’t I let it go?
How My Brain Works
Executive Function Explained
In my autistic & ADHD (AuDHD) brain, things can be a tad bit wonky...
How My Brain Works
Spoon Theory Explained
What We Wish You Could See from the Inside
How My Brain Works
Amygdala Hijack Explained
Two guys walk into your brain’s control room...
How My Brain Works
Replaying the Tapes: A Clinical Look at Why My Brain Won't Let It Go
My brain's replay button gets stuck...sometimes the stop button is miswired too
Late Autism Diagnosis
The Class That Broke Me, but What It Was Actually Trying to Tell Me
Seven years. Three schools. One undergraduate calculus class. One industrial accident. And one (maybe) diagnosis hiding in plain sight.
Late Autism Diagnosis
Letters from a Dyscalculia Veteran of the Calculus Wars
Every class, the math ogres tortured me with their weapons of mass calculus...
NeurodivergentHAQs
Introducing HAQs, My New Neurodivergent Acronym
HAQs — Hacks, Accommodations & Quirks