Ice Blue Deer
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Why I may be autistic:
I have sensory issues
I didn't know how to behave at my job (don't have one anymore), I felt inadequate, pretending a lot, never understood that 'silly chitchat'
I focus on details
When I comfort someone, I have to think about what I need to do
I need to think about how I should react in social situations, but it feels like I usually choose the right facial expressions, I feel like I need to think about everything I do in social situations
Sometimes I don't know the right timing when to shake hands with someone or how to say goodbye in formal meetings
Why I may not be autistic:
I understand people's expressions
I don't have motor skill issues, I have great motor skills
Pretending is a form of manipulation (especially when trying to make other people feel better or make them like you!)
Nowadays I love chitchat, even though it doesn't always go easily.
I don't often take things literally (I used to do so more often a while back, how weird is that?!)
I'm very sensitive to other people's moods/tone of voice
I don't have obsessive interests (I only had one a few months ago, and maybe in my childhood)
I never had any difficulties socializing with kids when I was little
I don't have problems with making eye contact (I used to a while back)
I don't have patterns/routine
I can handle change quite well, though I don't always like it
I can handle unexpected situations well
I can do things spontaneously
The person who diagnosed me and I had discussed that we should bear in mind that the eye contact might be caused by insecurity. Geez, I'm afraid I have been misdiagnosed.
But maybe the fact that I need to think about what kind of facial expression I need to use and that I don't know how to behave and chitchat well are indicators that I may be just a little bit autistic? Being social definitely doesn't come naturally, but I pull it off really well! But then again, everyone has one or two 'autistic' traits. My mom likes routine, but isn't autistic. My father focuses extremely on details, but isn't autistic. My brother doesn't make a lot of eye contact, but isn't autistic.
I think I could get myself get re-diagnosed some time? I might be just a little bit autistic, but they don't diagnose like that, that's very confusing.
I have sensory issues
I didn't know how to behave at my job (don't have one anymore), I felt inadequate, pretending a lot, never understood that 'silly chitchat'
I focus on details
When I comfort someone, I have to think about what I need to do
I need to think about how I should react in social situations, but it feels like I usually choose the right facial expressions, I feel like I need to think about everything I do in social situations
Sometimes I don't know the right timing when to shake hands with someone or how to say goodbye in formal meetings
Why I may not be autistic:
I understand people's expressions
I don't have motor skill issues, I have great motor skills
Pretending is a form of manipulation (especially when trying to make other people feel better or make them like you!)
Nowadays I love chitchat, even though it doesn't always go easily.
I don't often take things literally (I used to do so more often a while back, how weird is that?!)
I'm very sensitive to other people's moods/tone of voice
I don't have obsessive interests (I only had one a few months ago, and maybe in my childhood)
I never had any difficulties socializing with kids when I was little
I don't have problems with making eye contact (I used to a while back)
I don't have patterns/routine
I can handle change quite well, though I don't always like it
I can handle unexpected situations well
I can do things spontaneously
The person who diagnosed me and I had discussed that we should bear in mind that the eye contact might be caused by insecurity. Geez, I'm afraid I have been misdiagnosed.
But maybe the fact that I need to think about what kind of facial expression I need to use and that I don't know how to behave and chitchat well are indicators that I may be just a little bit autistic? Being social definitely doesn't come naturally, but I pull it off really well! But then again, everyone has one or two 'autistic' traits. My mom likes routine, but isn't autistic. My father focuses extremely on details, but isn't autistic. My brother doesn't make a lot of eye contact, but isn't autistic.
I think I could get myself get re-diagnosed some time? I might be just a little bit autistic, but they don't diagnose like that, that's very confusing.