# 1 - You Were Never Wrong About Yourself - The Diagnosis

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Quietly Autistic at Last, a podcast for women diagnosed with autism later in life—women who spent years, even decades, masked, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed. I'm your host, Dr. Allison Sucamele. In this debut episode, I share my own story—how a single question from one of my students led me to the RAADS-R (Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale–Revised) and, eventually, to an official autism diagnosis at 48 years old. We’ll explore what the RAADS-R is, its strengths and limitations, and why so many women are missed in traditional autism research and diagnosis.If you’ve ever felt like you were “too much” and “not enough” all at once, praised for being put together while falling apart in private, this episode is for you. You were never wrong about yourself—you were simply misnamed, misunderstood, and maybe… finally ready to be found.RAADS-R Links:Learn more about the RAADS-R from Psychology Tools: https://www.psychology-tools.com/test/raads-rTake the RAADS-R self-assessment (informational use only): https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/🎧 New episodes every Tuesday. Follow on Instagram @quietlyautisticatlast or visit quietlyautisticatlast.buzzsprout.comfor more resources.