Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide For Late Discovered Autistic Women (and Their Allies)

Misunderstood your whole life, ashamed, lost, lonely and struggling to cope? Exhausted from trying, but never quite managing, to fit in? Welcome to the Late Discovered Club, home to thousands of late discovered autistic women. Late discovery can be life-changing - a lifetime of mysteries finally making sense. But there can also be a deep accompanying sense of grief. This is a book about coming home to yourself. Part memoir, part guide, part narrative non-fiction - this book weaves Catherine Asta's deeply personal late discovery story with the lived experiences of over 100 autistic women spanning seven decades, while offering therapeutic insight, practical tools, and a powerful cultural critique of the systems that continue to overlook autistic women. Catherine's empathetic guidance supports you advocate for yourself with a greater degree of self-awareness. With chapters on everything from masking, mental health, meltdowns, and menopause, to burnout, sensory processing, emotions, relationships, and work - it helps you to nurture your strengths as an autistic woman. Most importantly, it shows you that you are not alone.

About the Author :
Catherine Asta is an autistic psychotherapist who specialises in working with Late Discovered autistic women. In 2022 she created 'The Late Discovered Club' to give late discovered autistic women a voice, the Club encompasses peer support circles and a podcast.

Review :
Thoughtful, insightful and compassionate. Packed with the latest research, this book skilfully combines evidence with practical tips and personal insights. It will help so many people discover or rediscover who they are. As an adult autism psychiatrist I believe "Rediscovered" is an essential handbook for autistic women and people of all ages and backgrounds. Catherine invites you alongside her in this gentle yet persuasive manifesto for rediscovering who you always were. A compelling vision and comprehensive manifesto to support generations of late discovered autistic women to live a better quality of life, allowing them to heal and thrive. Beautifully weaves images of loss, grief, hope and healing. Catherine joins her own voice here with others' to create a guide and signposting for autistic women and indeed, any autistic person who has been left to rediscover themselves without role models or guidance, to a healthier future, one that includes self-understanding, self-worth, and tools for self-care. Full of important information for those of us who want to be re-discovered and heal as well for those of us who want to neurodiversity informed, kind and accountable professionals, friends, partners, colleagues. A creative, genuine and relatable book. Andrea's personable tone and creative curiosity which is weaved throughout the book, makes it feel like an approachable and engaging resource for anyone exploring their late autistic identity.