15 Mar 2020, 12:38 pm
I am too "warm", too "expressive", too "outgoing" to be Autistic. And yet I am Autistic. Diagnosed.
I limited myself to 50 pages for my assessment (categorized by life stage and issue, e.g. Childhood - Sensory; Adult - Social). I made references to supporting documentation available upon request. Although I am outwardly "high functioning" I received a "mild to moderate ASD" diagnosis --- I outwardly compensate for my Autism well, but the internal experience is HARD!
One of the casual "markers" for female ASD is "prolific writer". At first I thought that was not me (after all, I have not published a single book … yet). But then as I went through my materials... the 100s of pages of childhood letters and 100s of pages of college emails, and 100s of pages of online support group posts... well, I guess I am a "prolific writer" of a sorts.
e.g. Deep Thinker section of https://the-art-of-autism.com/females-a ... checklist/
As you suspect, your person was uneducated (because the education was not available or they did not make the effort).
Welcome!
Sincerely,
~Your People. 
15 Mar 2020, 2:09 pm
15 Mar 2020, 4:09 pm
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16 Mar 2020, 9:27 pm
Welcome to Wrong Planet! 
17 Mar 2020, 2:06 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the warm welcomes, shared stories and encouragement. I honestly don't know if I'm going to try again, maybe when I run out of interesting things to do and learn about, when I find myself looking for a new adventure.
At the moment I'm just too busy enjoying myself with my new found understanding and self acceptance.
My self talk used to be all hostile, critical and I was constantly beating myself up for not being 'good enough' at certain things and for being 'too sensitive', for not being able to ignore things and get on with what I need to do.
I treated myself horribly. Now I'm embracing everything about myself with a great big inner hug 
17 Mar 2020, 8:33 am
