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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I was just wondering what were the signs that originally made you realise you have/might have autism?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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  • I was curious and watched a video about the symptoms of autism/aspergers. Everything they said in the video sounded so normal to me, and I thought - doesn't everyone do these things? This video is ridiculous. It's normal to do all these things - and I was so angry that the video was stating such normal things and making it seem like it was a disorder of some kind, that I almost dismissed the video entirely as being some kind of sham.

    But then I paused for a moment, and thought a little deeper - if all these things seem normal to me, could it be that I might have it? - And I just watched more videos about the topic, and I looked into my past, and it just fit me and made sense, and then at some point I joined this forum to chat with other people on the spectrum, and I feel at home here. 

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  • I was curious and watched a video about the symptoms of autism/aspergers. Everything they said in the video sounded so normal to me, and I thought - doesn't everyone do these things? This video is ridiculous. It's normal to do all these things - and I was so angry that the video was stating such normal things and making it seem like it was a disorder of some kind, that I almost dismissed the video entirely as being some kind of sham.

    But then I paused for a moment, and thought a little deeper - if all these things seem normal to me, could it be that I might have it? - And I just watched more videos about the topic, and I looked into my past, and it just fit me and made sense, and then at some point I joined this forum to chat with other people on the spectrum, and I feel at home here. 

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