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I'm not autistic as far as I know. Though seeing how deeply such posts resonate with me every time I read them I... Am not sure what is going on.
It is a spectrum after all, not full yes/no binary
Might be worth doing a professional evaluation
I always see this as a suggestion but when I researched it, it landed on a few issues if you're over 18yo.
Professionals struggle to diagnose adults because if we got this far, we've learned a lot of coping/masking mechanisms that can hide issues
Professionals are often trained on autism data for children, where they can quickly pick out signs. Diagnosing adults requires significantly more study time, and using data for children.
The cost for these are not covered by most insurance, and the fees can range a couple thousand of dollars.
Confirmed diagnosis only verifies if you are on the spectrum. But it also adds it to your health records, which may be used against you (as we've seen governments do).
This is all information from Autism Speaks and a few other resources.
I'm not for or against. I'm pointing out the discoveries I saw when I explored it.