Signs that you could be autistic?

Bro just described every person ever

"How can someone so clever be so stupid." Part of my unmasking is admitting I don't know things and asking for explanation and guidance. Often people are a bit surprised but then they tell me, and then I, an adult, get to learn foundational things for the first time. I have multiple degrees and I just learned last year I was brushing my teeth with 30x the amount of necessary pressure.

"How can someone so clever be so stupid." People get intimidated, until they realize that I'm a ditz.

I hate phone calls. I can't tell when I'm supposed to speak and I talk over and finish other people's sentences and I don't like chit-chat. I have zero phone contacts.

Add when you want to leave a comment you think too much about how what to say and think for a week decide well it's too late. I don't mind being alone. Thank you, I relate to most all.

Also not realising you need to use the restroom...or puting off using it because you are doing something "important", and then forgetting you needed to go until it's almost too late. That's a thing, right? It's not just me?

Sensory problem ( clothes annoy, sounds irritate, lights overwhelm ).

Certain noises, drive me nuts, can bring on anxiety, & the jitters...weird feelings in my body, so odd...I hate it.

They all hit home, but the not realizing hunger, thinking about text messages until I finally reply, always finishing even when I should stop, and the scripting and ruminating on conversations... Hit a little deeper lol

100% I have these traits. Especially scripting conversations in advance. I'm so scared of social conversations that I spend hours thinking about possible replies to any possible questions they may have.

I've self described as "I'm the stupidest smart person or the smartest stupid person you've ever met." :/

Staying up way too late..resisting sleep.

I was 32 before I was diagnosed. It took years to figure out how to adjust life around my traits. It's not full proof but I'm less critical about myself now.

Also not knowing when you need to pee until the last minute, and if you have ADHD too, it is a real battle between the struggling to finish something because of the ADHD and the anxiety about not finishing it from the ASD. And the ASD in you needs organisation around you, but the ADHD stops you from effectively being able to organise yourself. 🤯

"Being incredibly smart has never stopped me from being incredibly stupid" is my favorite quote and it describes me so well

At work, I keep the office lights off. Loud noises feel extremely intrusive. I don’t like changes to my routines, and I become upset when people disrupt my flow. I have a terminal degree, I’m highly intelligent, and I’m also very kind and a good conversationalist. Most people generally find me to be insightful, patient, compassionate, and a very pleasant person to be around. However, I comfortably spend most of my time alone and I don’t have many friends. I’ve been jokingly telling people I’m on the low end of the spectrum for years. After watching this video, I’m pretty sure I have very mild, high -functioning autism.

I’m constantly repeating to myself something I said to someone else, only when I’m on my own though

I love my autistic traits! For so long I wondered why I was so different but since my diagnoses almost 2 years ago everything about me makes sense and I understand myself soo much better 😊

Aren't those just traits of someone socially awkward? I have all of those.

Thank you for summarizing my life experience! Having received a diagnosis a month or so ago makes this video have so much more sense, and gives me a whole new depth and perspective on things and even on myself after almost three decades.