7 Signs of Undiagnosed Autism in Adults

I can usually tell when someone "is like me." You will know if you are around other autistic people. Somehow, it feels "normal."

I always feel like everyone else knows exactly what is going on except me - like they all had a meeting I missed.

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with BPD. Spent my whole life fighting BPD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

As a teacher on the spectrum, I am able to spot, connect with, and reach my ADHD, Autistic, and other neurodivergent students quickly and my class ends up being their favorite, no matter their skill level in the subject. And they often and up being the kids I enjoy the most as well.

I'm always the odd one out in social gatherings. That's why I avoid them and just enjoy my personal hobbies.

"One of the reasons I need stability and routine and secutrity is because I am so flexible." Wow that makes a lot of sense. I really do need routine but I also feel quite malleable and open, and I couldn't reconcile the two.

Thank you so much. I have been married for 40 years. Just recently my husband who is still undiagnosed, and I determined he might be autistic. That would be the cause of all of our fights and arguments over the last 40 years. Since I currently assume that that is the case, I've been looking into how to better communicate with him and things have improved greatly. Every one of the things that you listed today hit the nail on the head! Thank you for helping me understand my husband even more.

#9, the quiet dude in a lobby somewhere that just bursts out laughing for no obvious reason. That's me. My brain is a constant source of amusement, and there will be times that I run scenarios that just happen to make me laugh out loud.

"Amusing oneself is ways that are unlikely to be amusing to other people." That's a keeper.

9:10 "Autistic shutdown and withdrawal is a huge challenge in many relationships" bro you just turned a searchlight on my darkest corner

I just got my late autism diagnosis on the 22nd of may 2024. Just 8 days ago. I'm 43 years old. I'm forever grateful for autistic youtubers like you. It means the world to me. Thank you. 🏆❤

My biggest "problem" as an autist is that I can not lie. I am always totally honest and that does not come down well.

I am Autistic and I am the one who most always understands what people are feeling. My family and friends always come to me and say it seems like you are the only one who understands and that I am the canary in the cage for knowing what people are really going through. I have annoyingly super sensitive acurate reading empathy and it's not some hippy BS. Autism is not always a deficiency in abilty, it falls outside the norm, often it is a more advanced ability and vastly better than the normies abilities.. You gotta tell the full story here. Not all autistic people struggle in life and need assistance. Some of us assist the normies with their maladaption.

It took me 53 years to figure it out. I was told I was ADHD and Bipolar. Never quite ever able to fit in. I am very empathetic so I thought how could I be on the Spectrum. I bought into the whole “Rain Man “ stereotype that the media sells. I have always been puzzled at how no matter how nice or friendly I am there is always that person that literally hates my guts without any provocation. At work there are a few people that can’t stand me. I have learned how to not let it devastate me, but it still bugs me a bit. Most of the people that judge me on first sight are always people that I wouldn’t ever want anything to do with, but because they have rejected me I think I did something wrong.. It is crazy…

I like how conscientious you seem to be and how you clearly articulate numerous points which may be challenging for a lot of people to verbalize.

The unusual associations one hits hard, sometimes the connection/reference will genuinely be the funniest thing in the world to me, but the joke falls completely flat for others lol

Down with the QR-code menu!

I work at a large company. I use Microsoft teams to start interest groups. I have basically started 5 interest groups around my interests. Each group has attracted many members. So I get to skip the small talk and enjoy my interests with others. It’s working out great!

I'm 62. I manage to muddle along OK so I don't know if there's any point to getting an "official" diagnosis but so much of this hits home. I've found "my tribe" in the larp community where so many seem to have an autistic or ADHD diagnosis. Hanging out with my fellow nerds is just so much more relaxing and they all understand when I need to step out to "catch up with myself" for a bit.

I was just diagnosed with autism and it’s changing my life for the better, my schools, psychologists and primary doctors refused to even entertain that I could be autistic and/or adhd just based on me being “social” (masking) and being a girl. Here I am almost 15 years later with my diagnosis, thank you for posting :))