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Silently diagnosing people

Luna

I can't help but silently start diagnosing people when they say things that make me think autism or if I see them acting in similar ways to me. 

Is this something anybody here does?
My cousin Paige appears very shy, she rarely speaks, she never makes eye contact - I didn't realise this until yesterday -, she doesn't like overly bright things, she said this yesterday and then only just I said I was going to sort my books and she asked if she could come and help because she loves organising things.
And now my brain is trying to work out whether she has autism or whether I'm just seeing things that aren't really there. Or, maybe I'm just desperate for another autistic person in the family. Lol.
A part of me wants to ask her but I don't want to offend her in case she would find that offensive as I've sadly read a lot of people do.
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  • I think from a personal perspective, it’s something i know I do, most of us will have family members who are autistic, even if they have never engaged with the idea.

    Most autistic people are good at pattern recognition, I think that can be applied to peoples behaviour as well. 
    I have a friend who is almost certainly autistic, I have ‘dropped a few breadcrumbs’, he has as well. We seem to have a silent understanding. Neither of us are ready to ‘show our cards’ yet.

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    Roy said:
    I have a friend who is almost certainly autistic, I have ‘dropped a few breadcrumbs’, he has as well. We seem to have a silent understanding. Neither of us are ready to ‘show our cards’ yet.

    That's great and I hope so some point you will both be ready.

    I'm almost certain my cousin is autistic, she's since gone home but we did exchange numbers and we've been messaging. It was her idea to swap numbers. So maybe she is also thinking she's autistic?

    It excites me that there could be another of us in the family Blush

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  • in reply to Roy
    Roy said:
    I have a friend who is almost certainly autistic, I have ‘dropped a few breadcrumbs’, he has as well. We seem to have a silent understanding. Neither of us are ready to ‘show our cards’ yet.

    That's great and I hope so some point you will both be ready.

    I'm almost certain my cousin is autistic, she's since gone home but we did exchange numbers and we've been messaging. It was her idea to swap numbers. So maybe she is also thinking she's autistic?

    It excites me that there could be another of us in the family Blush

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