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I signed up to see if I can figure some things out. I guess I should include a little bit of a background about myself: Since I was a child, I acted "different". I didn't have much interest in other people and kept to myself for the most part, I only had one good friend. I made odd repetitive movements and expressions ("tics" i was told), I spit a lot too. I didn't notice it, but my parents and other kids at school certainly did, it was very noticeable to them. My mom took me to a psychiatrist to see if they could figure out why I was acting that way. I had OCD, Major Depression, Tourettes, ADHD, and General Anxiety Disorder as possible diagnosis. I was put on various medications but none of them stopped the "tics", just stopped the depression. Now my diagnosis is OCD and Major Depression.
I'm 25 years old now, and I still do the "tics" and other repetitive behaviors, but I try my best to only do them at home because I know it makes other people uncomfortable. I met someone (online) who is autistic and they were posting some information about it on their blog. I realized that the majority of the symptoms fit me well. I am pretty sure that I am on the autism spectrum, but at the moment I can't afford to see my doctor to confirm or deny it.
I want to be prepared to talk to my doctor whenever I can save up the money to go see him, but before I do that I want to read more about it.

So thank you all for reading and it's nice to meet you!

Man...so many Owls here!

Yep...we autistics are Smart and wise!

Welcome to the Forum!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Hey AutumnOwl welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hey, i have lots of 'tics' too, but i try to hide them in public, or work them into what i am doing. I wonder if i might have obsessive compulsive personality disorder. I am waiting to see a doctor too. Do you find yourself with obsessive words or phrases in your head?

Welcome to WP AO

hi, autumn owl. welcome. what sorts of things do you like to do?

Oh my gosh guys, I'm sorry I am so unbelievably late in responding to this!! I started going back to school and have been having a difficult time keeping everything together and it slipped my mind that I had registered here

Thank you all for the warm welcome

InsomniaGrl - I used to have obsessive phrases in my mind as a child, I would say a certain paragraph over and over again in my head. I've pretty much grown out of that, though it was really bad when I was a kid.

cathylynn - I like collecting yarn and knitting/crocheting, I like reading, watching movies (preferably documentaries), listening to music (mostly alternative rock and metal though I'll give anything a shot).
I can't really think of anything else, I'm kind of boring haha