I was gonna say, you might have ADHD, but it seems you looked into that. You could be mildly autistic, but it sounds like you are functional. As much as autism has become a more widely recognized & diagnosed & talked about...thing (I won't say disease here, because I don't think it necessarily is), it exists on a spectrum & there are a lot of variations in behavior that have been classed as "autistic."
Listen, if it bugs you & you want some direction when it comes to changing some of your habits, you could get tested & diagnosed...sounds like you are already seeing a dr. Idk how much that would help you, knowing that you are indeed autistic. It sounds like you are very self aware about some of the issues you are having & you could just get some recommendations about how to deal with those behaviors without being formally diagnosed, instead of being saddled with a definative title.
I guess it would depend on whether a diagnosis would help. Would it give you some relief & a proverbial lightbulb "oh that's why" moment & the option of finding some tools to fix things? Or would it give you an excuse & allow you to just tell yourself- oh I'm borderline aspie, so no need to care, that's who I am? I guess my suggestion would be- before you spend a bunch of energy looking for a diagnosis- figure out what you'd do with it...would it be a positive or negative thing for you?
Hey, thanks for your comment, I appreciate how you took the time to give me an equally in-depth response!
Ah yeah, I didn't clarify, my bad..The purpose of me wanting to know for sure, whether it be confirming or denying is so that I can figure out what I can do to become better - not use it as an excuse. I should have made that clear, I'm sorry!
:) no problem dude, & in that case, a diagnosis would probably give you some direction so you should ask your dr.
The fact that you are extremely self aware & working on bettering yourself is super impressive & something most people fail hard at, so you should be proud of yourself.
& just keep in mind, that not all of the qulaties you listed are inherently bad. One of the things I appreciate about our culture these days, is that it's now cool to be weird, get sidetracked, have strange interests & geek out on shit nobody cares about. Nowadays that makes you interesting & endearing, so if you do have autism, or even if you are just weird, they to focus on correcting the behaviors that do actual damage to your life & productivity; the ones that keep you from being happy & not the ones that make you...a bit different- because being a bit different makes you a bit awesome.
IIN I think I'm a little bit autistic?
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I was gonna say, you might have ADHD, but it seems you looked into that. You could be mildly autistic, but it sounds like you are functional. As much as autism has become a more widely recognized & diagnosed & talked about...thing (I won't say disease here, because I don't think it necessarily is), it exists on a spectrum & there are a lot of variations in behavior that have been classed as "autistic."
Listen, if it bugs you & you want some direction when it comes to changing some of your habits, you could get tested & diagnosed...sounds like you are already seeing a dr. Idk how much that would help you, knowing that you are indeed autistic. It sounds like you are very self aware about some of the issues you are having & you could just get some recommendations about how to deal with those behaviors without being formally diagnosed, instead of being saddled with a definative title.
I guess it would depend on whether a diagnosis would help. Would it give you some relief & a proverbial lightbulb "oh that's why" moment & the option of finding some tools to fix things? Or would it give you an excuse & allow you to just tell yourself- oh I'm borderline aspie, so no need to care, that's who I am? I guess my suggestion would be- before you spend a bunch of energy looking for a diagnosis- figure out what you'd do with it...would it be a positive or negative thing for you?
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Hey, thanks for your comment, I appreciate how you took the time to give me an equally in-depth response!
Ah yeah, I didn't clarify, my bad..The purpose of me wanting to know for sure, whether it be confirming or denying is so that I can figure out what I can do to become better - not use it as an excuse. I should have made that clear, I'm sorry!
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:) no problem dude, & in that case, a diagnosis would probably give you some direction so you should ask your dr.
The fact that you are extremely self aware & working on bettering yourself is super impressive & something most people fail hard at, so you should be proud of yourself.
& just keep in mind, that not all of the qulaties you listed are inherently bad. One of the things I appreciate about our culture these days, is that it's now cool to be weird, get sidetracked, have strange interests & geek out on shit nobody cares about. Nowadays that makes you interesting & endearing, so if you do have autism, or even if you are just weird, they to focus on correcting the behaviors that do actual damage to your life & productivity; the ones that keep you from being happy & not the ones that make you...a bit different- because being a bit different makes you a bit awesome.