Journal Prompts for Autistic Adults

Journaling can be a great way to process big emotions and sort out our thoughts on complicated subjects, such as being late-diagnosed as autistic. This PDF contains explanations on what journaling is, why do it, how to do it, as well as many prompts to get you thinking across a variety of important contexts specifically related to being late-diagnosed as an autistic adult.

Note: this kind of journaling can require a lot of emotional labour, so for some people it’s not what they’re looking for the first few days after realizing they’re autistic, or right after getting diagnosed. It’s ok to only answer some questions and then take a break, and you don’t have to answer any questions that you don’t want to, or that make you uncomfortable.

Length: 12 pages, approximately 3000 words