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Realizing you're autistic, how'd you react?

Shamar said:
You are fairly new here, so perhaps a bit of context is in order. Besides autism and AD(no H)D, I suffer from social phobia (think social anxiety on steroids) and anthrophobia (fear of people, especially crowded places). In addition, things like body language, facial expression, innuendo or between the lines statements, and intonation are pretty much meaningless to me. I am also incapable of bonding or connecting to other people, even my parents. These all seem to be interrelated and connected with my autism.

I have written extensively about all this here on the forum in the past, although not all at once. Maybe I should.
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Thanks for sharing. I am curious though, do you want connections with people, or are you happy without connections?
 
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