Neurodivergent on Sidechat | It took me until I was 19 last year to get diagnosed. Here were some VERY obvious signs: - Knew each world country, US state and Canadian province and their corresponding capitals by age 7/8 - Used to be obsessed with ciphers and would draw them in class

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Neurodivergent 5w

It took me until I was 19 last year to get diagnosed. Here were some VERY obvious signs: - Knew each world country, US state and Canadian province and their corresponding capitals by age 7/8 - Used to be obsessed with ciphers and would draw them in class

Anonymous 5w

bro why are like half of those things calling me out personally 😭

Anonymous 5w

- Couldn’t wear jeans without freaking the fuck out until I was in high school - Got along better with older kids and adults - Getting bullied throughout school, but it taking until age 15 to realize you were even bullied at all - Every single one of my childhood friends were neurodivergent in some way - No sense of style besides what’s immediately comfortable - Would stim at video games I found exciting when I was young (still fear I do it today without realizing)

Anonymous 4w

i relate to so much of this! just got diagnosed w adhd like 6 weeks ago. at 22. one thing that really bothers me, i have all of these special unique interest that i hyper-fixate on, but end up forgetting literally everything i’ve learned almost immediately. which i guess is because of the smaller hippocampus. i have enjoyed relating with other people in this “group?”

Anonymous

OP 5w

- Saying socially inappropriate things that I didn’t realize were - The fact I’m writing this list out - Autism accent/“You’re so hard to read!” - Subtle social ostracization. Too weird for normal people, too normal for weird people. And the people in the middle zone? My autistic traits come out eventually and not everyone has the patience or understanding - Moderate issues with knowing the subtext of what people are saying (IRL), aka indirect communication when I need direct

Anonymous

OP 5w

- Justice sensitivity, specifically when it comes to sincerity. I can handle people being jerks, even if I obviously don’t like it. I can’t handle fake or insincere people - Only being able to buy the “newest” things, or it somatically felt “wrong” and almost distressing to me. For example, when I was younger, I could only buy books in entire sets. Just having only a few would distress me. - Black and white thinking - Pretty high heat sensitivity. Humidity + heat will overwhelm me

Anonymous

OP 5w

- Bouncy walking. Genuinely didn’t even realize I did this until I was 18/19 - Toe walking in some places, like the kitchen. Or, I’ll sort of arch my back a bit in the shower or when I’m using a hair dryer - Dogs overstimulate and overwhelm me, I can’t stand the smell and the slobber - Distress towards certain materials, like that material on a raincoat. Also picky with shoes because I’m sensitive to discomfort - Getting the same pair of sneakers 3 times because others feel uncomfortable

Anonymous

OP 5w

- “Doing too much” or taking a joke too far and beating it to death. Ironic, since I’ve been socially “doing too much” by making this very list - Having to tell myself to smile at people during interviews or just socially. My face will be pretty flat if I’m not consciously aware - Being awkward in photos because I don’t know how to pose - Autism selfies (iykyk) - Inability to feel an emotional connection with the vast majority of people. This happens even with other autistics

Anonymous

OP 5w

- Talking at people (…Lol) - Awkwardness with affection - Don’t really like kissing because it feels weird. Similar sentiment for sex. It’s like I’m putting on a play. Maybe I’d enjoy it if I had deep, deep feelings though - Various other instances I could spend hours listing Still can’t believe it took me that long to get diagnosed, when it was seemingly the most apparent thing ever

Anonymous

#1 5w

LMAOO 😭 Also I have no idea why my first comment was downvoted

Anonymous

#1 5w

i think especially the thing about being too weird for normal people but too normal for weird people. i was around a lot of autistic people with a lot higher needs than me in elementary school but i really wanted to be with the normal kids and i think i left that experience with a lot of internalized ableism that i didn’t really construct until after high school. i kinda just refused to believe that i could be autistic even tho it’s obvious

Anonymous

#1 5w

Oh, that was the second comment. Not sure why the first comment I did was downvoted. It was like -3 before lol

Anonymous

OP 5w

idk people here are really random with what they upvote