by Carole Jean Whittington Friendships happen in our lives for… A reason A Season, or A Lifetime. I learned this AFTER the heartbreaking loss of a friendship I valued deeply. I thought I had done something wrong, but had NO IDEA what it was. I felt AWFUL! I cried until my eyes swelled. I questioned and even screamed into my pillow, “WHY??!!!” I thought I was this person’s best friend because she was mine. I thought she loved me. I thought I was important to her. I thought we would be best friends and be close FOREVER. I was wrong, but not for the reasons I originally thought. On your late identified, autism journey you will find that as you grow and change, learn more about who you are, and begin living a more authentically autistic life, not everyone who is in your life today will be a part of your life moving forward and that is OK. There is a reason or a season for this person’s friendship and it has value in your life even ...
Hello and Welcome! I'm Carole Jean, a late identified ADHD Autistic, and after struggling with how to process my life with the new knowledge I was Autistic and where and how to go forward myself, I finally found a better way to create the joy filled life I wanted. I took my years of self work and developed The Neurodiverse Communication EcoSystem along with my coaching partner Ali Area and we host the Coaching Cafe Academy for ADHD Autistic Adults. Join your community today!