Am I autistic?

You can have characteristics of autism without having autism. Lots of people do. And the characteristics overlap a lot with anxiety, ADHD,ADD, and other things. So there is not way to tell based on this.

These things seem typical to me

Autism presents differently in women to men and as all women’s health care it is under researched. It is also a spectrum so different from person to person. It’s is common in my family only males have been officially diagnosed it’s highly unlikely it bypassed all females. I am very sure I am autistic some very similar traits to what you mentioned. Especially the sense of justice. I can’t stand birthday presents because I can’t cope with surprises. I need to plan and know everything in advance or inside I freak the hell out like ants climbing all over me. I’m overly empathetic but can’t read people’s intentions or expressions. I socially pattern match. Some people think autistic people don’t feel but that’s not true.
Research effective empathy vs cognitive empathy in autism.


I’d say that no one would know because I mask well but that’s not true my husband and mum and children pointed it out before I would accept a label.
If you are questioning it then probably yes imo.

I have that diagnosis and identify with some of what you’ve said. But like the person said, those things also overlap with lots of things including “normal” behaviour.

I think if you live in the UK, a diagnosis is pretty meaningless. I’ve never needed to provide proof of my diagnosis in order to receive accommodations. And really, there’s not actually many services offering support, and the ones that do usually will also support people who are self-diagnosed. So if it helps you, why not self-diagnose? Really, I think the biggest impact of (self) diagnosis is self-acceptance. It massively reduces suffering in my experience. You don’t need others to validate you or confirm your struggles and traits, you know who you are and your own experiences.

If it helps I don’t really see anything that reminds me of my autistic clients I work at a mental health program. People feel an aversion to sex acts with people for many different reasons. I think the best place to start is a conversation with a good psychiatrist or an NP who specializes in social disorders and mental health.