Obsessed with ASD, curious about my similarities

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Yes and no. It's complicated and I could ramble on and bore you to death about it. Even written a 15 000 words long document on the matter. Trying to remember events in my life and analyzing them compared to ASD. 95% of all my sensory issues come from people. Caughing, smacking, slurping, chatter etc. I find it difficult to isolate the words when conversing in a party with a lot of noise. Always asking "what?" or pretending I understood it. I hate being touched. Still refuse my dad's attempts at hugging me. I'm very obsessive about my interests, there is always something I'm completely fixated on. And discovering a new fascination is probably the greatest joy in life. At the moment it's mostly ASD and road bikes. But my love of movies is eternal. Love making maasive spreadsheets and lists to categorize information on the topics. Can sit for 18 hours strait working on them, sleep and go right back to it. I don't like new things or new experiences, never have. Which was always a struggle for my parents. So there are many things about ASD that fit. But usually on a less severe level.

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Really? This is what I was curious about. Fascinating!

Wish there was a 12 hour documentary on his life, I'd probably binge watch it straight through. This is getting too interesting. Maybe I should see a professional after all. Hmm...

It was worth it, for me. I had suspicions and difficulties, but I had no idea that there were actual cognitive results that supported a diagnosis of AS. Otherwise, it always felt like self-diagnosis, which is fine if you don't plan on needing any support. But, I plan on making some changes and demanding a few small accommodations that may help to make a work life possible for me again. Something about getting older with AS/ADHD is making things more difficult, maybe it's just exhaustion from masking my whole life. Idk...
Good luck though on your journey of discovery!

You may fit Broad Autism Phenotype.
It's a hederitary trait of just-a-touch-of-autism but not enough for any diagnosis because it's not a disorder.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is- ... ype-260048

I even came across an opinion that the whole autism spectrum is BAP + variety of other conditions that may impair functioning and make the symptoms more obvious.

As other have said
1. We are not qualified to diagnose you
2. Autism is a developmental disability. Having little or no difficulties as a child is an indication you are not autistic. There are other things you wrote indicative of autism

It is not uncommon for autistics to think they are “normal” or masking when they are not.

Social demands and expectations increase rapidly at puberty so in mildest part of the Autism Spectrum the autistic person or others may not notice anything until puberty.

Autistic traits are common in other conditions.


Are these autistic traits messing up your relationships, your career and so on?
Do you feel that without an answer to your ASD obsession you can’t move on with your life?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes I would recommend seeking professional assistance.
If you do seek professional assistance the goal is not to get an ASD diagnosis per se but to correctly diagnose you.

If the answer is no, you should move on with suspecting you might be autistic and dealing with your issues as they come up. Even if you are not autistic wrong planet is a good place for coping with traits associated with autism.