Hello, I am a 21 years old university student from Italy. Recently I have come to suspect that I may have undiagnosed ASD. I've actually been having thought about this on and off for the past couple years or so, but only now I have decided to really look into this.
I've had lifelong issues with interpersonal relationships, I have troubles with physical touch and I've been often described as cold by my family. I have multiple small odd habits and behaviors that could be explained as autism. My grades have always been good thanks to a good memory and talent for academics, but both parents and teachers have always been frustrated with me because of how often I forgot to do homework, procrastinated until the last minute, and generally speaking put in the bare minimum effort.
I've been told by my mother that when I was a child she brought me to a hearing specialist because I often failed to respond to auditory stimuli such as being called, and also that I was taken to a child behavior specialist because I behaved strangely (in what ways, I don't know, and I think nothing ever came from that visit). I realize I've been talking a lot about my various life experiences, but it's to explain my general situation.
This being said, I wouldn't call myself self-diagnosed, because it's still just suspicion. I've mostly decided to join these forums to help myself understand if I'm correct in thinking I might be on the spectrum or if I should find my answers elsewhere. Getting a diagnosis isn't currently an option for me for a multitude of reasons. Additionally, I don't really feel a need for accommodations, so the only use a diagnosis would have for me at the moment would be self-understanding, so even if I did have access to it right now I would prefer to ponder the matter longer before looking for it.
Thank you to any of you who have read this!
I've had lifelong issues with interpersonal relationships, I have troubles with physical touch and I've been often described as cold by my family. I have multiple small odd habits and behaviors that could be explained as autism. My grades have always been good thanks to a good memory and talent for academics, but both parents and teachers have always been frustrated with me because of how often I forgot to do homework, procrastinated until the last minute, and generally speaking put in the bare minimum effort.
I've been told by my mother that when I was a child she brought me to a hearing specialist because I often failed to respond to auditory stimuli such as being called, and also that I was taken to a child behavior specialist because I behaved strangely (in what ways, I don't know, and I think nothing ever came from that visit). I realize I've been talking a lot about my various life experiences, but it's to explain my general situation.
This being said, I wouldn't call myself self-diagnosed, because it's still just suspicion. I've mostly decided to join these forums to help myself understand if I'm correct in thinking I might be on the spectrum or if I should find my answers elsewhere. Getting a diagnosis isn't currently an option for me for a multitude of reasons. Additionally, I don't really feel a need for accommodations, so the only use a diagnosis would have for me at the moment would be self-understanding, so even if I did have access to it right now I would prefer to ponder the matter longer before looking for it.
Thank you to any of you who have read this!
