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

AnnMarilena

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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  • Another one here, born in the 70's.  Waiting for official diagnosis but it looks pretty certain from initial assessments.

    I've always been this way and receiving a diagnosis will be a relief but also the sense of well this is the way I am and nothing will change.

    I've entered some kind of burnout during menopause and this is how it has come to light.

    Thank you for sharing your experiences, it can feel pretty isolating at times.  Hope to meet more likeminded people on-line and in real life.

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  • Another one here, born in the 70's.  Waiting for official diagnosis but it looks pretty certain from initial assessments.

    I've always been this way and receiving a diagnosis will be a relief but also the sense of well this is the way I am and nothing will change.

    I've entered some kind of burnout during menopause and this is how it has come to light.

    Thank you for sharing your experiences, it can feel pretty isolating at times.  Hope to meet more likeminded people on-line and in real life.

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