Autistic 'lightbulb moments'

Since your diagnosis/self realisation, have you had times in your life when suddenly you realise why you did something in the past ie because of your autism.

There have been many for me, but recently the hair cutting thread made me realise why I hated hairdressers so much even though everyone else I knew seemed to look forward to going.

I was the only person in my 30s I knew to have a mobile hairdresser come to my house - it seemed to be older people or those with mobility problems who went for this service.

Have you had moments when everything clicks into place/another piece of the puzzle of your past?

Parents
  • I had zero understanding as a kid about what's appropriate to say in a given situation so being the history nerd I was (and still am) brought up the fact that 6 million jews were killed in the holocaust in WW2 to a jewish person and didn't understand why that was inappropriate till after my mum told me to never do that agin as a result I was known for being blunt. 

    also wasn't;t rly self-conscious about my body (teen girl) or fussed about make-up/fashion till year 9/10 and the autism is 100% behind that. 

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  • I had zero understanding as a kid about what's appropriate to say in a given situation so being the history nerd I was (and still am) brought up the fact that 6 million jews were killed in the holocaust in WW2 to a jewish person and didn't understand why that was inappropriate till after my mum told me to never do that agin as a result I was known for being blunt. 

    also wasn't;t rly self-conscious about my body (teen girl) or fussed about make-up/fashion till year 9/10 and the autism is 100% behind that. 

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