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Sometimes i wonder if i am Autistic

AnneMargaret

Sometimes i read things on here about people's children (or themselves) not communicating till well into their childhood, and struggling academically. But i was the complete opposite. I said my first word at 6months old, walked at 11months, talked fluently before i was 2, could read and write at 3, tell the time and tie laces at 5. I had a reading age of 14years at the age of 9. Got 11 GCSE's. Passed over 30 dance and drama exams.

Please don't think i am showing off. That isn't the point. I just feel confused.

Anne.

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  • I agree. AnneMargaret, you are not alone in having doubts. I have been diagnosed with having AS, but I do sometimes question things. I think this is probably due to having a late diagnosis (I was diagnosed age 21, I am now 24).  Those diagnosed in childhood are perhaps more confident about their identity.

     I have most of the symptoms of AS. The most obvious being my need for routine, extreme dislike of losing control and dislike of sudden change, particularly if I have invested great hope in something, obsessive interests. I struggle with friendships, although I can make acquaintances fairly easily.  Yet, I come across as a chatty, open, polite and friendly person. My aspergers is not obvious, despite it causing me great problems with anxiety and associated OCD.

    I can't relate to fussy eating, or extreme 'sensory overload'. I can eat any food and am very flexible with taste and texture, and I do not have clothing issues. Yet most people with AS seem to have these issues, which I can't really relate to. I am also bad at maths and jigsaw puzzles, another area that many autistic people excel in. I guess, though, that we are all different, all autistic in our own way. No two people with AS are the same.

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  • I agree. AnneMargaret, you are not alone in having doubts. I have been diagnosed with having AS, but I do sometimes question things. I think this is probably due to having a late diagnosis (I was diagnosed age 21, I am now 24).  Those diagnosed in childhood are perhaps more confident about their identity.

     I have most of the symptoms of AS. The most obvious being my need for routine, extreme dislike of losing control and dislike of sudden change, particularly if I have invested great hope in something, obsessive interests. I struggle with friendships, although I can make acquaintances fairly easily.  Yet, I come across as a chatty, open, polite and friendly person. My aspergers is not obvious, despite it causing me great problems with anxiety and associated OCD.

    I can't relate to fussy eating, or extreme 'sensory overload'. I can eat any food and am very flexible with taste and texture, and I do not have clothing issues. Yet most people with AS seem to have these issues, which I can't really relate to. I am also bad at maths and jigsaw puzzles, another area that many autistic people excel in. I guess, though, that we are all different, all autistic in our own way. No two people with AS are the same.

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