I honestly had no idea.
My lifelong research of psychology, my 7 failed attempts at college, emotional breakdowns, my clapping and flappy hands and rocking, my one (1) single movie that I watch (Interstellar) over and over and over.
Looking at everyone’s feet when I talk, going non-verbal, my obsession with scents, eating the same stupid gas station taquitos like it’s a street drug, my emotions about words and ability to sound out or spell a word that I’ve never heard before, my random facts spout out randomly and my monologues.
I am an author and artist. And I have been openly autistic for a while... but didn’t actually know that I am autistic and just assumed I was a weirdo. Basically everyone assumed the same.
But I (of course) have studied autism for a couple months now. And I hit almost every box, except being good at math (I think I have dye calculus), having an intellectual delay, having digestive issues.
When I told my family, parents and my spouse, they were basically like “Oh, that explains so much! And that’s awesome!”
When I talked to a psychiatrist, they confirmed my suspicions. I am also bipolar.
I am so happy to be here and so happy to feel like I finally walked into the right classroom for once in my life.
I am 35, parent of an autistic 9 year old, and an artist & children’s book author. Hi!