Late Diagnosis Club: How Sha’mya Was Diagnosed as Autistic as a Child But Didn’t Find Out Until High School

Autistic Culture Podcast Network · Apr 24, 2026 · 30m

In this meeting of The Late Diagnosis Club, Dr Angela Kingdon welcomes Sha’mya Jones, a graphic designer and entrepreneur who was diagnosed as Autistic in early childhood — but didn’t learn about it until she was a teenager.Sha’mya shares what it was like to grow up knowing she was different but not understanding why, navigating school, relationships, and identity without the language to describe her experience. From early academic success to social challenges and bullying, her story reflects the complexity of being both supported and left in the dark.Together, Angela and Sha’mya explore…