Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I have my assessment in about a month, and I'm worried as most descriptions of ASD include having a rigid routine. I don't and never really have had a particular routine. I'm not working at the moment, which means I don't have to have a routine, and I pretty much eat, sleep, go out, do chores etc whenever I feel like it. I can be very organised in some respects, and very chaotic in others. In an ideal world I would like to have more routine in my life (nothing too rigid though), in order to get things done, but never seem to be able to make this happen.
I don't like it when someone/something interrupts my plans, or when sudden changes are thrust upon me, but I'm not sure if that's the same thing.
Has anyone else been diagnosed with ASD who hasn't got a strict routine?
Stuff like have the same interests my entire life and spending so many hours in them, having to be constantly moving( pacing a lot,moving my legs around a lot occasionally rocking back and forth, moving side to side when standing up, playing with my hair a lot, tapping, and fiddling with objects, and having sensitivity to sound are my main symptoms. I can’t make eye contact, I’ve only had one friend my entire life and I’m really introverted, I often take jokes too literal, i can’t express my feelings well and I have low empathy. Out of all the common symptoms, following as routine is the only I don’t care for since most of my activities are unpredictable and how long they should take.
SHOULD I TRY TO GET A DIAGNOSIS?