Discovering You’re Autistic as an Adult
Created for adults who recently discovered they are autistic, identify as autistic, or are exploring whether autism helps explain lifelong patterns and experiences.
One-time payment $998-module self-paced course • practical tools + reflection • bonus resources • 8 weeks of Community for new members
Start the CourseBegin when you are ready. Move at your own pace.
Discovery can bring many things into view at once.
Relief, grief, clarity, anger, recognition, tenderness, curiosity, and questions can all be part of understanding yourself through a new lens.
Adult autism discovery can change the meaning of experiences you have carried for years. This course gives you space to understand those experiences with greater context, compassion, and support.
Support for understanding what this discovery means for you
The course combines reflection, education, and practical tools for the emotional and everyday parts of adult autism discovery.
Process the emotions
Make room for relief, grief, anger, confusion, hope, and the complexity that can accompany late discovery.
Revisit your past with compassion
Look at earlier experiences with more context and less self-blame.
Understand your needs
Explore sensory needs, energy, burnout, accommodations, and what helps daily life fit you better.
Communicate more clearly
Develop language for boundaries, support needs, relationships, healthcare, and sharing your discovery.
Explore masking and authenticity
Notice where adaptation has become costly and explore what greater authenticity might look like at your own pace.
Build self-understanding
Create a more accurate and compassionate picture of who you are, including your needs, strengths, values, and identity.
Inside the course
Module 1: First Reactions & Emotional Processing
Explore the emotional impact of discovery with reflection, journaling, and grounding support.
Module 2: Autism & Self-Understanding
Build a more affirming understanding of autism and a clearer picture of your own experience.
Module 3: Self-Compassion
Explore long-held self-criticism and practice a kinder way of relating to yourself.
Module 4: Reframing Your Past
Revisit earlier experiences through a new lens and recognize what you were carrying without the support or context you needed.
Module 5: Relationships & Communication
Explore needs, boundaries, connection, disclosure, and communicating more authentically.
Module 6: Burnout, Meltdowns & Capacity
Understand patterns of overload and explore pacing, recovery, sensory support, and reduced demand.
Module 7: Health, Sensory Needs & Advocacy
Explore healthcare communication, sensory needs, provider advocacy, and supportive wellbeing practices.
Module 8: Identity & Intersectionality
Explore autism alongside gender, race, sexuality, culture, relationships, and the other parts of who you are.
Bonus resources
Discovering You’re Autistic as an Adult
“I always felt like I was ‘too much’ or ‘not enough,’ but this course helped me see myself in a new light. Julie’s warm and insightful approach made me feel seen and understood.”
Hi, I’m Julie
I’m Julie Bjelland, LMFT, a psychotherapist, author, autism assessor, and an autistic woman identified in adulthood.
My work focuses on sensitive and neurodivergent adults, especially autistic women and people whose autism was recognized later in life.
I created this course to offer the kind of context, compassion, and practical support that can be especially meaningful after an adult autism discovery.
My work is neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming.
8 weeks free in the Sensitive & Neurodivergent Community
New Community members receive eight weeks of membership with the course.
Connect with other sensitive and neurodivergent adults, explore supportive discussions and resources, attend optional gatherings, or participate quietly in the ways that feel comfortable for you.
Community participation is optional.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a formal autism diagnosis?
This course welcomes adults who are formally diagnosed, self-identified, or thoughtfully exploring whether autism fits their experience.
Is the course self-paced?
Yes. Move through the modules at a pace that works for you and return to the material whenever it is useful.
Do I keep access to the course?
Yes. Your course access continues independently of the optional Community membership.
Is the Community required?
The Community is an optional bonus for new members. The course can be completed entirely at your own pace.
Are scholarships available?
Scholarship support is reserved for Black sensitive and neurodivergent individuals.
Understanding yourself can change how you carry your story.
Give yourself space to revisit the past, understand your needs, and move forward with greater self-compassion and clarity.
One-time payment • self-paced
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