Unsure if I have Asperger syndrome and don't know who to ask

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Hello!
I don't know who to talk to about how I feel because I'm not sure if they will understand. I feel like I can relate to some of the symptoms of Asperger syndrome but I'm not entirely sure if I relate to it enough to ask someone professional.
I feel that I lake empathy towards others, including my friends although I care about their feelings, not sure if that's contradicting what I just said. I only have a few friends and during times outside of school, it doesn't bother me if I don't speak to them. When someone talks about something bad that's happened I worry that my reaction will appear fake and insensitive because I don't really know how to respond other than saying 'ooh' and 'aaaw that's horrible' ect. I also feel that I'm not really aware of other people's personal space, unless they ask me to move (which they never have). I find it sometimes hard to tell if someones mad or irritated or upset, personally I don't really express my anger and I can't remember I was angry. I'm also easily put off by people, if they do someone I don't like, even if it's trivial, I will still not be keen on that person because of it.
I also have a hard time explaining things to people although I'm a fairly confident person, I'll get the words mixed round sometimes and mispronounce letters (which is embarrassing in my English class). When I speak, I have to mean it literally a lot of the time as I think it won't make sense otherwise. Lastly, I also repeat little things like for some reason I keep flaring my nose and then I do it more if I'm stressed. I also go through moments where I have to blink loads because my eyes are not comfortable (like I said I'm not the best at explaining and my eyes are actually fine).

Sorry for just dumping all this here, but I don't know who else to talk to about this.

You kind of get a first impression when you first begin learning about ASD. Many have a 'Wow, that describes me!' moment. But then as you learn more you see there are other things, or combinations of things it might be.

I think it is good to figure out whatever it is, but it may not always include a formal diagnosis.

Do you have any difficulty in social situations (would rather avoid them) and do you experience any anxiety problems? ASD has a lot of symptoms but usually with HFA you just have some of them. Those two I mention are fairly common though.

Hi, welcome! You can always "dump" here, that's what this place is for. There are online surveys you can take which can help give you an indication of if you have ASD or not. There's also lots to read at this place. As the other gentleman said, you may have kind of a "that describes me to a tee" experience while you are learning about ASD. When you think back on family members do you think anyone in your family has/had it? It sometimes runs in families. For me, it was my dad, but he never knew what made him socially awkward and also brilliant because he died over 35 years ago and ASD was not on the forefront then. I'm not even sure if it was on anyone's back burner then. It was kind of sad for me to finally gain an understanding of my dad decades after he passed. Anyway, welcome to WP, I hope it helps you in your journey of self understanding.

Hey cactiqueen welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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