Autism, Access, and the Real Price of Being Different: Why Diagnosis Is Hard, Why It Matters, and How to Recognise Yourself Anyway (Neuro Books Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Sarnia de la Mare (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

Book 2 of 5: Neuro Books Series

A clear, compassionate, and fiercely honest guide for anyone who suspects they might be autistic—or knows they are, but can’t access diagnosis.
Sarnia de la Maré exposes the long waits, the impossible costs, the masking, the burnout, and the quiet exclusion that stops autistic adults from getting help.
This book gives readers what the system won’t:
clarity, language, tools, scripts, and a path forward.

Why is it so hard to get an autism diagnosis? Why do so many adults realise the truth only in their 30s, 40s, or 50s? And what do you do when the system won’t see you?

In Autism, Access, and the Real Price of Being Different, Sarnia de la Maré delivers a clear, validating, and deeply practical guide for autistic adults — especially those navigating self-diagnosis, misdiagnosis, burnout, or endless waiting lists in the UK and USA.

This book is for the people who have spent their lives feeling “different,” “too sensitive,” “too intense,” “too anxious,” or simply “not built for this world.”
It explains why it felt that way, what autism truly looks like in adults, and how to understand yourself even when services are out of reach.

Inside you’ll find:

✔ Why diagnosis is so delayed or denied
✔ How to recognise autistic patterns in yourself
✔ Screening tools used by clinicians (AQ, RAADS-R, CAT-Q, sensory profiles, burnout logs)
✔ The truth about masking and why it exhausts you
✔ How burnout is misunderstood as anxiety or failure
✔ Scripts for talking to GPs, insurers, and employers
✔ How to navigate systems designed to exclude autistic adults
✔ How to build a life that fits your brain — diagnosed or not

This book is not about labels.
It is about understanding yourself without shame, finding a way through broken systems, and reclaiming your place in the world.

Whether you’re exploring autism for the first time, reaffirming a long-held suspicion, or trying to survive the cost and chaos of accessing services, this book gives you clarity, direction, and permission to be exactly who you are.

In this series (5 books)

Neuro Books Series Kindle Edition

Autism, Work, and the Reality of Coping: When Work Goes Wrong, Why You’re Not the Problem, and How to Build a Life That Fits Your Neurology (Neuro Books Series Book 1)
Sarnia de la Mare
Kindle Edition
£6.56

Autism, Access, and the Real Price of Being Different: Why Diagnosis Is Hard, Why It Matters, and How to Recognise Yourself Anyway (Neuro Books Series Book 2)
Sarnia de la Mare
Kindle Edition
£6.84
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