For me (and many late-identified Autistics), it’s not that the signs weren’t noticeable or didn’t hinder my life previously, but that many were overlooked, ignored, dismissed, or unrecognized.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/07/hints-signs-i-was-autistic-why-my-autism-was-missed-growing-up-2/