Can you be diagnosed without "classical" obsessions & routines?

As you can see I'm still chewing over my recent evaluation.

Where my assessor seemed to be digging a lot and struggling to find evidence was in the domain of obsessions and routines.

I do have routines, and I get stressed if anyone threatens them, but how severe is it? I don't know. No meltdowns, but I'm a lot happier if I'm left alone with my original plans - which would generally be go to work & come home at the same time each day, have pretty much the same thing for lunch, and come home to my wife and dogs *only* until the next day. Holidays from work ideally means more time at home for me - no travelling.

I do have obsessions, but they aren't for train numbers or a particular sort of aircraft, or a specific South-African toad or whatever but instead have been pretty intense hobbies that I can achieve a flow state in. They have changed over the years.

I'm worried that the DX I get in about 5 weeks will just say I'm a lonely geek with no friends.

Thoughts?

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  • Thanks for the replies everyone! Yes I was on the same page as all of you, but I just got the impression that my interviewer was looking for something more classical (if not stereotypical?). 

    You've put my mind at rest a bit............I'm still chewing my knuckles though waiting for the letter!

    On the subject of knuckles this reminds me I'm pretty sure I was also stimming in the interview (rubbing knuckles together, rubbing my forearm almost as if cold etc...........and I know people's reports have identified stimming for far less, but I pretty much expect mine to mention none of it!

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  • Thanks for the replies everyone! Yes I was on the same page as all of you, but I just got the impression that my interviewer was looking for something more classical (if not stereotypical?). 

    You've put my mind at rest a bit............I'm still chewing my knuckles though waiting for the letter!

    On the subject of knuckles this reminds me I'm pretty sure I was also stimming in the interview (rubbing knuckles together, rubbing my forearm almost as if cold etc...........and I know people's reports have identified stimming for far less, but I pretty much expect mine to mention none of it!

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