I didn’t grow up thinking anything was wrong with me.

There was no moment where I felt different in a way I could name.
No one pointed anything out.
No one suggested anything.

But looking back… the signs were always there.

I Wasn’t Broken is a deeply personal and eye-opening memoir of a woman who spent a lifetime trying to get it right—only to discover, later in life, that nothing about her was ever broken.

Through powerful storytelling, Lisa Wylie traces the patterns that shaped her life:

• the need for structure and predictability
• the confusion around relationships and social expectations
• the quiet, constant effort of masking
• the overwhelm that built over time
• and the moment everything finally made sense

When she receives a late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, her past begins to reassemble—not as a series of failures, but as a clear and connected pattern that had always been there.

This is not just a story of diagnosis.
It is a story of recognition.

As her journey unfolds, Lisa explores:

• how masking can go unnoticed for decades
• why everything can suddenly feel harder later in life
• the impact of misunderstood needs in relationships, parenting, and work
• and what happens when you stop trying to fit—and start understanding yourself instead

This book is for:

• women navigating a late autism diagnosis
• those who have spent their lives masking or “holding it together”
• parents recognizing patterns in themselves through their children
• anyone who has ever felt different—but couldn’t explain why

This is a story about patterns—across a lifetime, across generations, and across systems that often misunderstand neurodivergence.

Most of all, it is a story about what happens when everything you thought was wrong with you… finally makes sense.