Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, I'm Sam, I'm 29 years old and a Male. I have not been diagnosed with ASD or any similar traits thereof. I have lived my life feeling different and constantly 'stupider' and 'weirder' than my peers for lack of a better term. I had a bit of a melt down prior to work a month or so ago and I called in sick, and following this spoke to some friends and family about everything and it was pointed out that I have traits to Autism, something my parents always thought but for some reason never chose to follow it up with a doctor. I have spent the past month researching every paragraph and watching every video and I feel I fit in to 'high functioning' ASD with chameleon, or camofluaging, traits as I have spent the majority of my life covering up my eccentricities once they had been recognised, to appear more normal. The issue is I am deathly afraid of being wrong, always. I cannot find any literature on males camofluaging Autistic traits, it seems very much agreed this is a female thing. I am scared of approaching the GP in case they say 'no you're wrong, this isnt this, there isnt anything wrong' because I dont feel settled with that answer
Can anyone help? Does anyone have any answers or experiences the same as mine as an adult male?
Many thanks
Welcome, it sounds like we're in the same boat except nobody ever suggested autism to me, it's just something I've come to on my own.
I don't know anybody in real life who has ASD so I didn't know anything about it when I began researching, but so much I have read makes so much sense to me.
I'm also worried about asking for a referral because I'm not sure I'd be believed.