adult diagnosis

selfie of Joseph Krauter, a white man with short dark brown hair, dark sunglasses, and a salt-and-pepper beard. He is on a city street.

Diagnosed Autistic While Incarcerated: An Interview With Joseph Krauter

• By

Joseph Krauter is an autistic writer and tech worker who was diagnosed as an adult, while serving time at San Quentin Prison in California. We talked with Joseph about how his life could have been different with earlier diagnosis and supports, the difficulty of receiving an autism diagnosis while incarcerated, and how his life has changed since both his autism diagnosis and his re-integration into society.

A solar-flare selfie of the author, a smiling white man with short dark hair, wearing a red baseball cap with two giant cartoon eyes on it.

Happy (Adult Autism Diagnosis) Anniversary

• By

My adult autism diagnosis was, it still is, mind boggling to me. Perhaps to those of you who know me. Perhaps not. To have a paradigm shift in self reflection, and in reflection about my personal relationships. My memories now telling me different stories.

Selfie of Jean, a white woman with long medium-brown hair, smiling. Background: a body of water and a city skyline.

Jean’s Adult Diagnosis Story

• By

I am very grateful to have this new piece of information about myself. I don’t consider my diagnosis to be an answer to all my life’s problems, nor do I consider it to be a deficit. What I see it as is a new lens to see my behavior through.

Scroll to Top