I am 23, female I think, and new

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Hi, I'm new here, I'm Tenesha. I've known there was something different about me ever since I was a child, and so did everyone else. I almost got tested for ADHD, but my dad thought it was a scam. I'm 23 now and I feel like it may be more intense then ADHD, like being on the spectrum. I will proceed to list why I feel this way.
1. I have a hard time interpreting feelings, but I'm empathetic
2. I have a hard time interpreting body language
3. Lots of difficulty in regulating my emotions
4. Trouble keeping conversation unless I'm interested in the topic. Often interrupt serious conversations Because I'm uncomfortable.
5. I need structure and routine or I cant function
6. Crowds, noise, and bright lights overwhelm me
7.Can't always figure out when people are joking
8. Prefer being alone, but maybe in the same general vicinity, like the same building but separate rooms.
9. Extreme difficulty making eye contact
10. Often space out and can't focus on what's infront of me. I often have trouble moving out of someone's way.
11. Become upset when someone touches/cleans my area or things
12. Difficulty making friends or dating
13. I stim when I'm alone
14. Often forget about items that are out of my field of vision
15. Anxiety all the time

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

you're female...you think?

you're not sure?

Not trying to be a wise guy. Many folks on the ASD spectrum, and here on WP, are transgender (or homosexual or like that). So it could be that you are...not sure. Just curious as to why you phrased it that way.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

I've no idea if this helps,but I identify as "atypical female" (and possibly "typical autistic female"? If there is such a thing!)

Certainly I was born with girl parts and have no wish to have boy parts! And I appreciate women-only spaces, at least when they're not too intrusively social. I'm just ...not girly. I avoid pink like the plague, don't like handbags, wear mainly outdoor walking shoes, would never wear makeup, and do not want to talk about hair and fingernails!

I'm OK with being female, just have never been "girly" I suppose.

I'd be interested to know why you aren't sure you're female, if you want to write about it, and also if any of the above helps any

Do you feel alone? Like you're the only one of your species and that some inner mechanism that humans have that you just don't. Does it feel like that?

Ya I can totally relate. Actually I just discovered this community maybe 30 minutes ago when I heard about it on a youtube video. I am 39 now and knew nothing about autism until my niece was diagnosed with as a child. When they when were explaining to me why they figured she was autistic all I could say was "wow! that sounds like me when I was her age!"

After that I tried to get tested but I could not find anybody willing to test me, at least not without charging me a boat load of money. Finally 4 years ago after pushing for many year I found someone at community mental health that was willing to test me and they said, "you defiantly have mild autism and don't have ADD (which I was falsely diagnosed with at the age of 7)"