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Hello. New to the group and been recently diagnosed with autism at 36.

Ever since I was a kid I kinda knew I was different from the other kids. I never ate any fruits or vegetables growing up even as a baby. My mom would try to feed them to me and I would gag and throw them up. She took me to a dr and the dr told her that I looked to be doing okay and that I haven’t missed a meal.

All through school I was on an IEP and was picked on a lot for it. I was called about all the names and always thought it would go away and it didn’t. High school was the worst and I went to a dark place. I didn’t get better until after a year after I graduated. I went through counseling which really helped me out.

Fast forward after many relationships, I’m with a guy who when I first started to be around him he picked up on a few things. He saw me walk on my tiptoes and asked if I was autistic and I said well no.. I don’t think I am. He used to work in home healthcare with those on the spectrum and knows many things.

He went on to say that most people with autism do that. I told him more of my traits and stims. He was seeing more of me being on the spectrum and even made a comment to my mom and she agreed that I might be.

I did several self assessments and all came back with having high signs of autism. I managed to finally find a place that did testing for adults and asked my bf to come with for support.

The therapist got to know me first and asked some questions about when I was a kid, growing up, school, etc. I did the agree and disagree questions, the masking part and few other reading parts.

She saw that I did do a lot of masking and told me I need to learn to not mask and to be myself and stim if I need to, wear my earplugs and head phones in internments that get too loud for me.

I do feel good about the results but the same time wish I would have been tested much more sooner. It would explain my outburst, meltdowns, and sensory overloads.

But one of my favorite things to do that relaxes me is making kandi bracelets and key chains. And duct tape roses.

Welcome to WP! I hope you like it here.

I was diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level1 (Mild) days before my 65th birthday. I was delighted by the diagnosis; it explained so much! I do wish I'd gotten the diagnosis sooner, but not so soon that it would've kept me out of the military or otherwise've interfered with my professional career.

Ahoy-hoy.