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Did you think you were autistic before someone suggested it?

Stuart333

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 known I was different and although liked by others I was always the extra person at school rather than the main friend. 
    I have self harmed since teenage years, been told I have anxiety and depression on and off since that time. I have quite alot of sensory sensitivities and enjoy being on my own a lot of the time.  I did some reading and wondered if I had ADHD but it’s only recently I have looked into being autistic, and I haven’t stopped reading about it for a couple of months! I have made folders full of information on autism  I can relate to, and enjoy reading them over and over. I have done this before with other topics, and can remember doing something similar as a child. I am awaiting assessment, but having done quite a few of the questionnaires, I score really highly.  I’m pretty convinced I am autistic and am trying to look at ways to unmask to help myself cope with life easier.  I don’t understand how I have gone under the radar really.

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  • I have always known I was different and although liked by others I was always the extra person at school rather than the main friend. 
    I have self harmed since teenage years, been told I have anxiety and depression on and off since that time. I have quite alot of sensory sensitivities and enjoy being on my own a lot of the time.  I did some reading and wondered if I had ADHD but it’s only recently I have looked into being autistic, and I haven’t stopped reading about it for a couple of months! I have made folders full of information on autism  I can relate to, and enjoy reading them over and over. I have done this before with other topics, and can remember doing something similar as a child. I am awaiting assessment, but having done quite a few of the questionnaires, I score really highly.  I’m pretty convinced I am autistic and am trying to look at ways to unmask to help myself cope with life easier.  I don’t understand how I have gone under the radar really.

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