Can autism be self diagnosed?

While you cannot officially diagnose yourself with autism, this work can start you down the path to an official diagnosis. It is helpful for adults who may struggle in life to assess what they think is wrong and aim to identify the underlying problems. However, self-diagnosis should not end there.

How can you tell if you have autism?

Common signs of autism in adults include:

1. finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling.
2. getting very anxious about social situations.
3. finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own.
4. seeming blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to.
5. finding it hard to say how you feel.

Are autistic people more real than regular people?

For a long while, I thought they were more real, more authentic, than I was. Scientists now know that some autistic people actually feel more emotions than regular people. We are, in many ways, more in tune with the nuances and ups and downs of the psyches of those around us.

Is it normal for an autistic child to line things up?

Children with autism often like to arrange objects and toys a certain way. In fact, these activities often take the place of real, symbolic play. But the desire for order by itself is not a sign of autism. If your child lines things up but also plays in usual ways, chances are they simply like to create order from chaos.

Do people with high functioning autism have a hard time with change?

Lots of people have a hard time with change, but people with high functioning autism take the issue to a whole new level. Once a pattern is established and comfortable, people with autism (by and large) want to maintain that pattern forever.

Does being autistic prevent you from being whole?

As if being autistic prevents you from being whole — or yourself. Neurodivergence, or autism, isn’t something that’s separate from who I am. It’s just one of the things that makes me who I am. I’m whole and complete — including my neurodivergence — not despite it.