just a little lighthearted silly about thinking autistic people are bad lol no hard feelings right

blame covid quarantine putting people in isolation long enough to start reflecting back on themselves.

As someone who's had similar thoughts and done a lot of research into it (and have family members that are autistic), as an adult it's extremely hard/almost impossible to diagnose someone because even if people like us are in fact autistic, we have built up support systems to handle and cope with our social deficiencies and the tests that they use to diagnose children don't tend to work on adults.

I wouldn't sweat it too much. Personally, I just tell people that I am not neurotypical, and leave it at that. It feels wrong to claim autism when I haven't been officially diagnosed by a doctor, and all in all I lead my life 'normally' with or without a diagnosis.

Hope sharing my experience helps you even if just a little bit.

I fall in the same boat but I don't see the need to put a label on it

I feel like unless you really need professional and/or medical help to function it does more harm than good because then you're getting in your own head about it

as an addendum to this, some people don't really care for labels as it can make them feel as though they have to align with all the criteria of any given label no matter the circumstances, which can cause them to, as arrrg said, "get in their own head about it"

however, labels do help a lot of people in that it allows them to feel as though they fit in to society in some capacity, and gives them a simple, commonly known way to express whatever they feel they are/whatever they have been diagnosed with

so @op it really depends on whether or not labels are something you subscribe to

didnt u say u were on ssris

I probably have some form of ADHD but I've never been diagnosed/gotten treatment because I never had the money.

I'd go to a specialist if you have the healthcare to do so, it'll be beneficial for you in the long-run. Self-diagnosis can be a dangerous trap.

You just awkward bruh, just embrace it

I’m gonna screencap the title to use as a gotcha in a future argument

Do you have any tics?

I would claim most of the best posters here (outside of music sxn which is jokes) are on the spectrum

I might be on the autism spectrum too, runs in my family and my sister has asbergers

Imagine not being on the spectrum

Welcome to the club. We have fidget cubes and five second loops of your favorite songs in the back.

Kind of. I’ve noticed over the years that sometimes after I’ll say something to somebody and it was a good interaction, I quietly repeat it back to myself after walking away. I don’t know why I do this but I’ve done it for years. With that being said however, it’s become more infrequent over the years. At this point it’s something that only I would notice.

I know I know

Ktt not saying "we been telling you this" so you’re good

You mean repeat the exchange to yourself, including the other person's lines?

Nah like literally just repeat my own exchange to myself. Like i say what I say to someone, and as I'm walking away i'll just quietly repeat back what I said to myself. Like super quietly.

I suppose thats not a tic because tics are more frequent but its definitely something from being on the spectrum.

I think you are too [Serious]

dam maybe I am too cuz that sounds kinda fire