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What made you realise you have/might have autism?

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Hey all, hope this is okay to post.

I’ve recently started to realise I may have autism - I originally thought it was ADHD but when I started looking at the crossover I realise that autism might be playing a role too!

I was just wondering what were the signs that originally made you realise you have/might have autism? Especially if you were diagnosed as an adult rather than as a child.

And a follow on question - looking back what did you do as a child that was likely due to autism? I want to get tested but seeing other peoples experiences I’m worried about the process - my memory is so rubbish I’m worried they’ll think I’m just wasting their time.

Thanks in advance! Yum

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  • Well, I always struggled at school with most non academic activities and with socialising in the playground, then later with relating to the other adolescents and the assumption that we'd be into various boy bands or magazines.  Then later still I struggled with the social aspects of work and the assumptions made that certain things were just known or even obvious, because they needed spelling out to me (in spite of all my qualifications).  I also had major issues with fear and anxiety, which often prevented me from functioning in the workplace as well as socially.  

    I didn't actually realise until much later in life though, following my son's severe breakdown and several years spent with mental health teams, at the end of which they simply discharged him as having "Asperger's" rather than a MH issue.  I then started wondering about this "Asperger's", linked it in with a major breakdown experienced by my dad in the 70s, joined the dots and decided to get assessed myself.  Finally diagnosed age 55. 

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  • Well, I always struggled at school with most non academic activities and with socialising in the playground, then later with relating to the other adolescents and the assumption that we'd be into various boy bands or magazines.  Then later still I struggled with the social aspects of work and the assumptions made that certain things were just known or even obvious, because they needed spelling out to me (in spite of all my qualifications).  I also had major issues with fear and anxiety, which often prevented me from functioning in the workplace as well as socially.  

    I didn't actually realise until much later in life though, following my son's severe breakdown and several years spent with mental health teams, at the end of which they simply discharged him as having "Asperger's" rather than a MH issue.  I then started wondering about this "Asperger's", linked it in with a major breakdown experienced by my dad in the 70s, joined the dots and decided to get assessed myself.  Finally diagnosed age 55. 

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