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13 Mar 2025, 6:17 pm

I am convinced I have level 2 autism. I have no understanding of boundaries, take people literally, can’t communicate, get used by people, and will not change routines unless forced to do so. I just went through a horrific situation where I befriended a parent who is now blaming me for contributing to possibly having their kids taken away. I am a single guy living by myself that tried to save a marriage of people that are not related to me. This failed miserably and this is not the first time this has happened. I have got to get supports in place so this does not happen again. Almost lost my job over this and became overly attached to a young child who is no longer a part of my life. I am going through a lot of depression right now and just looking for help. Thank you!



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13 Mar 2025, 8:40 pm

AQ & Find a Psychologist. Good luck.


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11 Apr 2025, 8:17 pm

I can relate! I think I might be level 2 too. I'm having a minor crisis over it going from NT to autism level 1 two years ago to noe maybe a level 2. haha! :/

What are we supposed to do? Is there a database to update or t-shirt I can get to celebrate awareness? I should probably see an autism specialist or something I guess.


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Yesterday, 8:04 am

sometimes we may have skills that lead others to expect us to perform high in all ways, but in truth, many of us have such uneven neurological development that we may have brilliant performance in one area and have terrible struggles in many other ways. People don't seem to understand that one great skill, gift, talent, or a couple does not mean that we are not struggling in hidden ways (or in my case and that of some others) or blatantly miserable failures in other areas of our lives.


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