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 was always different, didn't 'fit in' - much to the dismay of my late mother. But in spite of my many struggles, it actually didn't occur to me until a couple of years ago. Many family members are autistic, so you'd think so right? But no. Because I hadn't considered it. Once I did, Ah! 

    Then the light came on! 

    I worked it out for myself  - eventually. Slight smile

  • My cousin is autistic and he has the monotoneish voice and would have charts and such in cars so I was like no thats not me despite my train interest and my book of kick off revival online and offline play log book haha

    my brother is tok but hes pretty much non verbal these days he talks but in mumbled words and short sentences snd hes always used small sentavea so that wanrt me I always talked and talked but my son is a lot like me so that’s what made it to ping 

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  • My cousin is autistic and he has the monotoneish voice and would have charts and such in cars so I was like no thats not me despite my train interest and my book of kick off revival online and offline play log book haha

    my brother is tok but hes pretty much non verbal these days he talks but in mumbled words and short sentences snd hes always used small sentavea so that wanrt me I always talked and talked but my son is a lot like me so that’s what made it to ping 

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