Coming Out As An Autistic Man

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I really can't say what has prompted me to finally admit that I do have HFA. I realized my whole life I have been playing a game of pretending to be normal. When I look back upon my life I can see the only person I was fooling was myself. Maybe I might be a little old to have such an awakening but it is what it is. I attributed others behavior towards me as part of life instead of maybe they could detect something about me on an unconscious level
I am not going to run out in the street and shout I am autistic but I am not going to deny what I really am anymore. Has anyone else went through such an experience?

hi, yes.
i think i might be autistic but i am not sure. i have ADHD and learning disability. people think i am weird and often avoid me because i, in some way, bother them and it is a problem for me because i'd like to have a better social life and i tried to seem more "ordinary", but i thought "hey, why? it is me, thet's all!"
i won't change just because "normal" people think that i am not like them. anyone is different.

I could give a rat what others think of me so this is for myself. I hid behind a college degree and working swing shifts. I also hid behind drug use and alcohol use. As long as I was using I could always find someone to drink or smoke with. BTW, I have been sober for many years. I have also always been in good physical condition and I never had a problem finding temporary companionship. I realized I never let someone get too close as they might see the real me.