To undiagnosed adults or those diagnosed in adulthood: How did you realize you might be autistic?

Why did you begin to research/consider autism in the first place? What made you want to get tested?

Parents
  • Someone suggesting I try an AQ test some time ago and thought nothing of it believing I could not possibly be autistic. I revisited recently and scored high enough where autism would be possibility. I work in healthcare science so understand a bit around Questionnaires used for outcomes etc.. so I took this more seriously.   I then reflected on various issues I have had and still have, also back into childhood too.  It was a lightbulb moment!  

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  • Someone suggesting I try an AQ test some time ago and thought nothing of it believing I could not possibly be autistic. I revisited recently and scored high enough where autism would be possibility. I work in healthcare science so understand a bit around Questionnaires used for outcomes etc.. so I took this more seriously.   I then reflected on various issues I have had and still have, also back into childhood too.  It was a lightbulb moment!  

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