22 Feb 2021, 4:49 am
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22 Feb 2021, 8:27 am
Sorry we misjudged you. 
I feel similar to you about my diagnosis. I was only 8 when I was diagnosed, but there were so many autism behaviours that I did not have, and I felt they were just nitpicking everything I did and putting it down to autism, even if it was normal kid behaviour.
But unfortunately there were a few things about me that were typical Aspie, like how I was blissfully unaware of how embarrassing I was.
22 Feb 2021, 8:04 pm
Please try to keep in mind: it only matters what you think 
But, it sounds to me like you are letting other people choose how you should perceive yourself; that is to say just because someone says something about you today doesn't mean you're not still going to be the same person tomorrow. You don't have to tell anyone once you get your diagnosis, they can't wand you and have a, "WARNING, WARNING, AUTISTIC PERSON..." alarm go off: it's there to help others to understand that you have specific characteristics as well as yourself when you ask, "Why the eff do I keep doing ABC when XYZ happens? Oh, that's right, it's because as an Autistic person I have a propensity to ABC..."
Conversely, I try to tell/explain to people that I'm Autistic, "No, yer not autistic, yer just a jerk!" They don't want to hear that I have real limitations 
Yep, it may be kinda disconcerting knowing that you are a certain way now, but if you can ride it out, chances are you'll be stronger in the long run
That which does not kill you will only make you stronger: except bears; bears will kill you! 
DIVAIR
27 Feb 2021, 12:50 am
27 Feb 2021, 3:32 pm
I feel similar to you about my diagnosis. I was only 8 when I was diagnosed, but there were so many autism behaviours that I did not have, and I felt they were just nitpicking everything I did and putting it down to autism, even if it was normal kid behaviour.
But unfortunately there were a few things about me that were typical Aspie, like how I was blissfully unaware of how embarrassing I was.
It's ok~
I'da done the same thing if I were in your shoes, my actions were pretty strange. That's just me bumbling with da internet.
27 Feb 2021, 3:38 pm
But, it sounds to me like you are letting other people choose how you should perceive yourself; that is to say just because someone says something about you today doesn't mean you're not still going to be the same person tomorrow. You don't have to tell anyone once you get your diagnosis, they can't wand you and have a, "WARNING, WARNING, AUTISTIC PERSON..." alarm go off: it's there to help others to understand that you have specific characteristics as well as yourself when you ask, "Why the eff do I keep doing ABC when XYZ happens? Oh, that's right, it's because as an Autistic person I have a propensity to ABC..."Conversely, I try to tell/explain to people that I'm Autistic, "No, yer not autistic, yer just a jerk!" They don't want to hear that I have real limitations
Yep, it may be kinda disconcerting knowing that you are a certain way now, but if you can ride it out, chances are you'll be stronger in the long run
That which does not kill you will only make you stronger: except bears; bears will kill you!
DIVAIR
You're right. I'm letting other people's perceptions decide my own perceptions...why am I doing that? It's giving them power over me, when I should have power over myself. Even after all of this, I don't identify myself as having autism. It means that I decide my identity, but it also means it will be hard to get accomodations if I don't disclose it to others, but that doesn't matter anyways because I've never, ever needed accomodations, so what's even the point of the diagnosis in the first place? An isn't autism meant to be a disability/disorder (sorry if I offend anyone, this is just what I was taught), not a quirky thing that people with a certain personality have? If I don't have difficulty in doing things the way other people do them, then it's not exactly a DISability is it? Being a less social personality type doesn't equate to autism.
27 Feb 2021, 6:42 pm
I feel similar to you about my diagnosis. I was only 8 when I was diagnosed, but there were so many autism behaviours that I did not have, and I felt they were just nitpicking everything I did and putting it down to autism, even if it was normal kid behaviour.
But unfortunately there were a few things about me that were typical Aspie, like how I was blissfully unaware of how embarrassing I was.
It's ok~
I'da done the same thing if I were in your shoes, my actions were pretty strange. That's just me bumbling with da internet.
I still feel guilty though, for misjudging you. It's just that we get a lot of spam here, but you are not spam. Welcome to WP, please stay.
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