Did you think you were autistic before someone suggested it?

I'm curious whether you can see it in yourself. I thought I was right and everyone else was wrong.

I suspected I was different, but squashed it, I was just extra normal. I couldn't figure out why I was confused and had bouts of depression,

I just wanted to know what was holding me back, why I had some atypical depression, and whether there was something up with how I communicated.

But there was no need for an autism test. I wasn't autistic surely.

Except the psychologists thought otherwise, 3 of them. I even argued with them, a sign in itself probably.

So did you guess, before someone suggested a screening test? Maybe the internet makes it more likely these days, but you need a reason to go looking.

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  • I have always felt different and have enduring depression and anxiety which has never been successfully treated. 

    I never considered that I could be autistic until I saw the programme featuring Christine McGuinness. I did wonder about it for a bit, but I thought my traits didn’t fit. It was only when going for CBT at my doctor’s surgery that the therapist eventually mentioned that she thought it would be worth doing a self test. Following that, my doctor referred me for assessment. 

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  • I have always felt different and have enduring depression and anxiety which has never been successfully treated. 

    I never considered that I could be autistic until I saw the programme featuring Christine McGuinness. I did wonder about it for a bit, but I thought my traits didn’t fit. It was only when going for CBT at my doctor’s surgery that the therapist eventually mentioned that she thought it would be worth doing a self test. Following that, my doctor referred me for assessment. 

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