Published on 12, July, 2020
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I was just wondering what were the signs that originally made you realise you have/might have autism?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!
I've only been diagnosed at 56, but looking. back the signs were there in junior school, I definitely struggled with making friends and social stuff. Secondary school was difficult. I made a couple of friends and stuck to them like glue, whether they wanted me or not. Lol. Probably a kind of obsessive attachment really. I knew I had to have someone to survive
I worked for a big company most of my life, but it was a roller coaster of personal relationships. I now see why!
It's quite weird, I had lots of friends at primary school, made some abusive friends at secondary school so dumped them, made some really nice friends in the Sixth Form and at university, I had a great social life. But I haven't made any since, that was 30+ years ago now...
I had some friends at primary, but we moved area. Secondary made a couple of good friends who I am still friends with, but also suffered from HORRENDOUS bullying, Made zero friends at college. Uni was very difficult and I clung to a girlfriend until that ended. Made a few friends in my late 20s, but no new friends in the past 15 years.