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Am I autistic?

FLASHBANGSTEWIE

(before I start I’ll say that you’ll have to excuse my typing, I’m no good with punctuation but I understand a lot just never been good with structuring sentences or paragraphs) also just wanted to add in I’m not trying to offend anyone, like I said further down, I don’t really know enough about being autistic and what autism is, I’m just telling you what others have pointed out and attributed to me being autistic 

Hey everyone, I’m Michael 

I’ve always thought differently to others around me, like I’ll say something that’s completely normal to me and makes perfect sense but always get this bewildered look off the people around me, I go into way to much detail to the point it kills the conversation, I’m set in my ways (I can see other peoples point of view but it will take someone with a really good point I can’t argue with to make me agree) and have morals and beliefs that I will stand and die for (I want to make sure I’m a good husband so if my wife says I need to work on something I will try to put my all into it), i function based on logic alone and most jokes go way over my head, I struggle to function mentally (to the point it seems like I’m an idiot) when under pressure, someone will ask me to do something but I’ve got a million things going on in my head and I’m worried I’ll mess it up and that makes me mess up the task, I don’t know what else to say, I haven’t  done much research on autism and I think I’m kind of in denial, my sister and my wife think I am and other people around me, I have 2 amazing nieces and both of them are, I don’t get overwhelmed by noises and other triggers, idk I guess I’m just looking for advice if possible, I can tell you more but you’d have to ask, I don’t really know what you would be looking for

thanks everyone for the help and just reading this really, I appreciate it Slight smile

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  • Do you feel like you might be Autistic? If so, start analysing yourself. What is usual for you is not what is usual for the next Autistic person, since we’re all different. What we would share is a tendency for repetitive behaviours, special interests and problems with social communication. It’s typical to have sensory issues too, and other co-morbid conditions like Dyslexia, ADHD, dyspraxia etc.

    General things could be being blunt, not getting jokes, taking things literally, having a favourite cup or plate, not liking a certain texture or foodstuff, not knowing how you feel exactly, having detailed knowledge of any subject that interest you, watching the same film and never tiring of it, stimming behaviours, mental health problems, depression, anxiety, overthinking everything, getting tired after social events, not knowing how to do small talk, copying things people say to use again, hating labels in clothes, head is always busy, procrastination over boring tasks, need a lot of downtime, can’t answer simple questions, or struggle with completing a set of simple instructions, dislike of change, like routines or organising, overhearing, talk too much or too little, too quiet it too loud, good sense of smell or hearing, usually creative….I could go on!

    I researched a lot about myself when I realised I was probably Autistic. I didn’t want it to believe it, so decided to look at every aspect of my life to disprove things, however, the deeper I got, the more I could see the symptoms staring me in the face. 
    I made a heading for things like food, routines, sensory, interests, health problems, social problems to start with. 
    I would suggest you remove any preconceived ideas of what traits you think you should have before you start. 

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  • Do you feel like you might be Autistic? If so, start analysing yourself. What is usual for you is not what is usual for the next Autistic person, since we’re all different. What we would share is a tendency for repetitive behaviours, special interests and problems with social communication. It’s typical to have sensory issues too, and other co-morbid conditions like Dyslexia, ADHD, dyspraxia etc.

    General things could be being blunt, not getting jokes, taking things literally, having a favourite cup or plate, not liking a certain texture or foodstuff, not knowing how you feel exactly, having detailed knowledge of any subject that interest you, watching the same film and never tiring of it, stimming behaviours, mental health problems, depression, anxiety, overthinking everything, getting tired after social events, not knowing how to do small talk, copying things people say to use again, hating labels in clothes, head is always busy, procrastination over boring tasks, need a lot of downtime, can’t answer simple questions, or struggle with completing a set of simple instructions, dislike of change, like routines or organising, overhearing, talk too much or too little, too quiet it too loud, good sense of smell or hearing, usually creative….I could go on!

    I researched a lot about myself when I realised I was probably Autistic. I didn’t want it to believe it, so decided to look at every aspect of my life to disprove things, however, the deeper I got, the more I could see the symptoms staring me in the face. 
    I made a heading for things like food, routines, sensory, interests, health problems, social problems to start with. 
    I would suggest you remove any preconceived ideas of what traits you think you should have before you start. 

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  • in reply to Catlover

    Thanks for replying, Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been at work all day, I originally posted it last night just before bed, I

    ’d say I feel like I am, Based on on what you said I’d say a good 90 percent of that applies to me, I didn’t realise hating tags was a trait (I’ve ripped off every tag I’ve ever had, especially on T-shirts/underwear), when I like a song I can listen to it for ten hours straight before I wanna listen to something different, I’m going to do more research over the weekend and thanks again for replying, I really appreciate it :)