Are my suspicions legit?

💁‍♀️ seeking advice / support / information

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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