Are my suspicions legit?
Hi all,
I 31M have been diagnosed at 27 with ADHD.
I have been interested in learning about neurodivergence in general since then.
Long story short, I'm suspecting I'm also on the spectrum.
Here's why:
- Missing out on verbal and nonverbal clues
- Expressing myself in very atypical ways that might sollicite laughs or awkward situations
- I have hyper sensitivities: i smell and taste so strong (like I can smell/taste the house the food was made in kinda strong) , sensitive to some textures.
- I like and thrive on routine even though my hyperactivity always messes it up.
- i hyperfixate on certain topics for a period and i start sounding like a broken record to my close friends and family.
- I have auditory perception issues, like i cannot understand properly sometimes phrases spoken in my language. Or i mishear lyrics that are obvious to everyone else.
- i've always had communication issues and messed up many relationships because i cannot face certain situations conversationally
All i reasonable to suspect i might be on the autistic spectrum? Does it even matter? I'm clearly very neurodivergent when I spend times with humans I'm constantly looked upon as weird/different/awkward
Posted Sep 3, 2025, 6:16 PM UTC
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