Hello. Are there any people here who were born in the 70s and 80s, always different, now diagnosed with high-functioning autism? Like me?

I'm almost 50 years old, and I've always felt I was different. Even in preschool, at the age of three, I felt it clearly. But it wasn't a problem for me. I functioned very well. I asked my mother why the children at preschool were different from me. She didn't understand my questions. So I decided she was different too. As if it were natural that most people are different from me, although I don't know why. But I never wanted to be like those others, even at three or four years old. In a sense, I felt they were a separate species, even though they looked the same. To simplify a bit – like a dog and a cat. Both species, in a simplified description, have the same physical characteristics: fur, four legs, a tail, ears... But they're different species. And that's normal. That's how I felt in preschool. After that, it was different.

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  • Hi AnnMarilena, 

    I’m 49 like you, I was diagnosed with ASD last year. I have always struggled with social anxiety and have probably always felt different too. I have been struggling with anxiety and depression for some time and a lot of that is to do with feeling that I struggle having conversations with people. If you would like to chat feel free to DM me 

  • Hi, I’m a newly diagnosed autistic woman and our situation sounds very similar. The diagnosis was, at first, almost a relief but now I know I will always live like this I feel overwhelmed. I feel like my diagnosis is only for me? Haven’t told many friends yet as I’m unsure what the right thing to do is. Just want to make friends with people who understand 

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  • Hi, I’m a newly diagnosed autistic woman and our situation sounds very similar. The diagnosis was, at first, almost a relief but now I know I will always live like this I feel overwhelmed. I feel like my diagnosis is only for me? Haven’t told many friends yet as I’m unsure what the right thing to do is. Just want to make friends with people who understand 

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