Hello people. I joined here in the summer sometime and it's been great to check in most days with you. It's been a lot better/easier/more comfortable than social media places like Twitter and Facebook that seem much harder work.
I feel like posting an update from my side as, well, my brain/spirit has decided I shall.
For about 6 months I've been trying to figure what -exactly- is different (you could say special) about me compared to most people at least.
I've looked at Asperger's - but felt more similar to the female Aspies.
I looked at a genetic condition called fragile X syndrome but ... the NHS refuse to do a test because they don't regard me as having an intellectual disability. I think that's a bit short-sighted as that way they set up their own confirmation bias, but oh well.
I found out about PDA thanks to people on here - this one I had quite a lot of crossover with, more than Asperger's I reckon.
Now, I'm starting to research ADHD - so far, there's a pretty good fit with what I'm good at and what I struggle with.
I'm going to keep reading before I venture at seeking a diagnosis.
I've heard PDA is pretty tough to get a diagnosis for in some parts of the country. Plus, from what I've seen, adult diagnosis seems maybe harder? I don't know fully on this but a lot of my more obvious childhood 'wild child' symptoms have calmed down and I'm now just really sensitive and struggle on a lot of tasks that supposedly 'should be' really easy.
And that last point goes neatly into ADHD as a possible as it seems that quite a lot of people with ADHD really struggle in a similar way.
Another thing is, there's quite a lot of PDA/ADHD overlap and ... ADHD seems to be easier/better diagnosed than PDA.
So, that's where I'm at. It'd be quite cool to hear of anyone else with quite a long search to find their type of autism.