Lost and Now Found: A Guide to Understanding and Accepting Yourself for Late-Discovered Autistic Adults

Laine-Toner, Kate; Payton, Suzi

ISBN 10: 1805011014 / ISBN 13: 9781805011019

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lost and Now Found: A Guide to Understanding and Accepting Yourself for Late-Discovered Autistic Adults
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1805011014
• ISBN 13: 9781805011019
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What happens when you discover that you are autistic later in life? How do you move forward from that point?

If you are feeling lost, this is the book for you. Featuring deeply personal stories from the authors and other autistic people in their thirties, forties, fifties and beyond, you will be supported to explore your autistic identity and to learn how to build a 'life hand-picked' for your unique needs.

It's time to be happier, healthier, less anxious - and to find the real you.

About the Authors

Kate Laine-Toner BCAv is the founder of Bristol Autism Support, a charity that offers support and information for parents and carers of autistic children, both before and after diagnosis. She is the parent of an autistic child who was diagnosed at the age of two in 2012. Kate is autistic herself and also has ADHD. She writes from this multi-faceted perspective, as a parent, a neurodivergent person, and as a facilitator of helping parents and carers find their way on what can be an overwhelming journey. In 2022 Kate was given a British Citizen Award for her service to the autism parenting community.

Suzi Payton is a 49-year-old multi-talented, neurodivergent queer woman who lives in Brighton with her wife and rescue dog. An avid interest in personal development led her to study all humans as well as herself from a very young age. Since learning she was autistic and ADHD plus Tourette's and OCD, she has pursued an informal the study of autism and ADHD as a 'special interest' and is on a mission to help make the world a better place for ND folks through coaching, speaking and comedy skills.