Self Identifying High Functioning Intro.

[SweetHoney]

I am 52 in about two weeks. I was watching a video on "13 signs of female phenotype Autistic" and identified with all of them. I just get the impression that my sound and light sensitivity only came on after being hit by a car as a child, like the trauma caused some or all of the symptoms. And as an older person some have gotten much worse. Maybe others have seen symptoms get worse over time, nerve sensitivity.

 

[Outdated]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I also noticed that my sensitivities are becoming more pronounced as I get older.

Thread 'Does Autism get Worse as you Age?'

Sep 29, 2022

As I got in to my 50s my autistic traits seemed to get worse, or more pronounced. Logic tells me that it’s probably just part of the process of getting older. Less energy and less inclination to keep holding up the mask, a little less caring of what others think, grumpy old man syndrome, etc.

It seems a bit of a strange question to ask in here but:

Am I normal?

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[Mono]

Welcome! Same here, I'm 42 and noticed that my sensitivities have intensified quite a bit over the years.

 

[Rodafina]

Hello and welcome to the forum, @SweetHoney. Hope you enjoy it here. Let us know if you have any trouble figuring things out.

 

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[DrBadStrings]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I also noticed that my sensitivities are becoming more pronounced as I get older.

Thread 'Does Autism get Worse as you Age?'

Sep 29, 2022

As I got in to my 50s my autistic traits seemed to get worse, or more pronounced. Logic tells me that it’s probably just part of the process of getting older. Less energy and less inclination to keep holding up the mask, a little less caring of what others think, grumpy old man syndrome, etc.

It seems a bit of a strange question to ask in here but:

Am I normal?

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Likewise, in that the older I get the more pronounced my sensitivities are becoming. An example, I didn't used to mind driving in general and now I hate it. This past week I had to travel to a big city from my village of 7000. While mentally I didn't feel very stressed by the time I arrived at my hotel my body was in the midst of an anxiety attack. Pulse up in the 130's when normal resting is 60's. It's interesting though to be mentally cognizant of what the stimulus responses are but still have no control of the physical hormonal responses.

 

[SweetHoney]

Thanks

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Welcome. I haven’t noticed increased sensitivities, but my symptoms are complicated by other chronic issues.

I was interested to see you self-identifying after a video. For me, it was reading some articles on high functioning of professional women and checked all the boxes.

 

[SweetHoney]

This is the second time I looked up specific symptoms and realized I had a bunch and now didn't talk myself out of it