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for the comrades in the autistic spectrum, how did you find out? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by sovietsnake@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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well, basically tik tok started recommending me a lot of videos about autism, adhd, audhd, aspergher's and that kind of thing more specifically. i started watching them and what they describe as 'symptoms' or whatever seem to match with a lot of things i tend to do. i then found a screening test which is used to see if a diagnostic is worth it (it's some kind of psichiatrically approved test) and my score was positive for asperghers. of course it doesn't mean anything because i need a professional but it got me thinking if maybe it is my own bias or if maybe i should try and seek professional help, a lot of my issues when it comes to my "professional" life i feel have been fucked up because of things that could be related to this, so that's what kind of bothers me, and also that maybe has impacted in some ways in my social life or social skills. but i dont know if maybe i'm just being dumb or not, so i'd like to know what it was for other comrades.

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[–] haui@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 days ago

I have a very long and complicated history.

From "weird" child with lots of problems, to "prodigy", to high school dropout, to prodigy, loosing many jobs in short succession, going self employed and making millions, to full system crash during covid with near miss on a long prison sentence.

I thought something has to be amiss. "I dont think my life is like that of the others."

I got a lot of " giftedness" stuff recommended on youtube back then. Turns out i am. Joined mensa. But there i had the same issues (no idea of chauvinism at that time), got active in supporting, was able to help in every department, not only my own. Got in trouble with the chairpeople for threatening their reign with my capacity and got told to toe the line. No can do! In hindsight i have a chauvinism trigger. If i encounter someone oppressing others for no reason i explode.

Searched some more. Bang, autism. Got diagnosed. The doctor suggested it is in fact savant syndrome but since it is so rare, there is no point in a formal diagnosis and it is not in the german medical book.

Well, i have told this story about a hundred times and it really does not get better over time. This world is just not made for me.

Fun fact: our boy valdimir ilic likely was autistic too. His wife complained about his weird eating habits, he had a very weird way of sitting, apparently issues with walking, very obsessive and stubborn (no shit sherlock?!), and got hung up on the weirdest details. Its not conclusive but highly suggestive.