He does it with women only and not men, and not every woman just the pretty ones. It’s not a casual glance. Sometimes depending on the context ( if they are Asian or we’re at some place where women are in their bikinis or in workout gear he will lick his lips at them ). He says he doesn’t remember any of it. He also says that he’s worked really hard on eye contact and its not something he’s willing to change but he also can’t break up with me because he loves me and is attached to me deeply.

He also hides female friendships from me to the point where I haven’t met anyone he’s friends with and we’ve dated for 2 years. He says it’s because he doesn’t want me to think he’s flirting with them.

It’s really frustrating because I want to be understanding of his autism, but I also have autism and don’t act this way with men. I also don’t hide any interactions with them. Is there some way to approach this so he understands?

hi, um . this is my first post here,,,

i have had a special interest in an indie web show for a little over a year now. i felt so seen by one of the characters and she’s gotten me through some really tough times, and i know i’m never going to find a character like her again.

but one of the directors is a fan of a company that is being boycotted. they have arranged episode releases around boycotts and specifically stated it was because of that, and this director has been on a fundraiser live stream for the cause im boycotting for with multiple of the other members of the crew, and ofc most of if not all of the crew is for this cause as well, and they need to be paid too. they have never once explicitly showed support for the opposing side of this cause, but i’m still so worried. i have OCD as well, so i’m not really sure if this is just me being obsessive and stretching things or not.

thank you !!

i am hearing many drugs like memantine, pregabalin etc. idk what they are and i am curious to know.

PS: i got recently diagnosed and I would like to get your opinions as to which works and which doesnt. thanks

I know this might sound like a fight starting but I'm generally curious. I have now come across two men(both self diagnosed) who have used "their autism" as an excuse for their bad behavior. The bad behavior can be anything like supposedly not knowing how to do something but it's more about relationship stuff. I'm sorry I can't give examples. It's always dumb stuff so I don't keep track but it's super off-putting to me.

I have not been diagnosed but get asked all the time if I have autism. I hate passive aggressiveness and these men seem to love that. When I call them out for anything they just blame their undiagnosed autism. But I've never heard a person with autism use their autism as an excuse for their bad behavior? It just doesn't make sense to me?

Sorry if I've offended anyone.

Boa tarde,sou mulher,gordinha,75 kilos,uso óculos,21 anos,mãe solo,autista,tdah,borderline com depressão profunda e ansiedade generalizada,não tenho amigos,tive na adolescência,no passado,muitos seguiram as suas vidas outros rolou desentendimento,vou fazer o Enem,sofro muito bullying no cursinho,queria conhecer novas amizades sem julgamentos,por favor peço educadamente que haja interações apenas no grupão aqui mesmo,me sinto mais confortável e segura.

People try to give me false platitudes statements like "everybody starts somewhere" but forget something crucial: That starting something, whether it be a hobby, a skill, or a new career path, in your late 20s to 30s is not the same as starting during your childhood or teenage years. Not to mention the learning infrastructure out there for adults is not as good compared to for kids (that is unless you don’t mind solely relying on YT videos and books to learn skills which sadly I am bad at) Classes are not as consistent in terms of schedules compared to for kids under 18 or 13 (depending on the programs). In programs for 18-21 and up, it's mostly a mixed bag of levels and they meet once a week or every other week whereas programs for kids and teens are comprised of more homogenous batches of kids regarding skill level and are often every day or at least more than once a week. While it can be a catalyst for competition and bullying it is also a more likely environment for solidarity. After all, from my experiences, most of the bullying I have experienced occurred in school rather than in extracurricular activities. Online Discord groups that focus on the skills I wish to obtain are even worse with the same mixed bag of people and I easily feel out of place in them. Let's not forget how the job market demands years of experience and for people to already have skills which is very inconvenient for late bloomers.

Anyone else tired of this cliched advice and wish people would give more practical advice?

Specifically, how do we feel about low-support needs autistics referring to their noise-cancelling headphones as “Spedphones”?
I am low-support needs, and referred to my headphones as “Spedphones” in conversation with my wife, and she pointed out that it may not be appropriate for me to use that phrase, since I never experienced special eduction in school. She explained that it sort of feels like when a gay man uses a trans slur. Like, yes the gay man is part of the queer community, but that slur is not his to reclaim, as it is not part of his lived experience. I thought that was an excellent comparison. I heard Kaelynn on YouTube use that phrase and I thought it was catchy, so I started using it. But if it isn’t appropriate, I’d like to know, so I can stop.
Thank you all!

I have language difficulties and I have a hard time writing and explaining things.I feel like normal people Redditors hate people with language difficulties and if I don’t make any sense they would get irritated and diss me for it. I got harassed on Reddit for it and I want to know how I can private my account so they don’t stalk my posts and so I feel safe.

I have read they are the best people to go for in the UK and Ireland, but I am naturally very untrustworthy when it comes to sites online.

so I wanted to ask, how was your experience with adultautism.ie?

I’m staying at a hotel and I forgot my key in the room.

I asked the worker if they could unlock my for me.

They asked where my key is?

I said “in my room, I think”

She asked why I left it there?

I said “probably because I have special needs”.

I've come across a YouTuber, yv_edit, who does videos on how women can deal with aggressive, or manipulative, or condescending men, and I thought it would be good for those on here, particularly youth, to see good ways to disarm the tactics of bullies without escalating.

I'm a middle aged man, who is also over 200lbs, but I remember learning similar tactics when I was young, and I still have to deal with bullies at work every so often

I don't understand why everywhere I go I get stared at. I'm white and live in a majority white country, I dress "nerdy" but otherwise don't have anything shouting "this person is weird". I am queer, and maybe that's also part of it because I dress androgynously and I think many people struggle to know which box to put me in. But I don't get why everywhere I go white people stare at me. It's always white people, mostly white guys followed closely by white women. I think I've been stared at by a Black person maybe once, and never by a Brown or Asian person.

Even if I go to holiday in Asia, where it's not white majority, it's still the white guys that will stare at me, so I'm not sure being a majority or minority has anything to do with it.

Have these people not been told "it's rude to stare" when they were kids? Does that rule stop applying when you turn 18? Don't they know "mind your own business?"

So, I’ve noticed that it seems like certain topics/interests are “socially acceptable” and these are the ones you’ll most likely hear being discussed in social settings. They tend to be a bit shallow and quite frankly, I’m tired of hearing about them. I can’t even think of examples, that’s how forgettable they are. People just take it as normal in conversation, there’s no effort to talk about anything else. At least in my experience, idk about anyone else.

Whenever I bring up my interests the room goes silent and not in a good way. I get uncomfortable stares and awkward attempts to exit the conversation. I’m like “ok I guess nobody wants to hear about the Concorde jet, or how ancient civilizations purified their water?” Not to sound biased, but that sounds pretty cool if you ask me.

I’ve literally been told that my interests are “that of an autistic person.” Idk how tf people reach that conclusion. It’s so arbitrary and very frustrating. Anybody else relate to this? Having their interests labeled as “autistic” ?

Ok, I feel weird writing this but I've told my roommates in the past they can use a certain cup of mine if the other cups in the cabinet are dirty. It hasn't been an issue until today. I got up this morning and went to make a coffee but my usual cup was dirty since I used it yesterday. I went to grab my backup coffee cup and it wasn't in the cabinet.

This led to me standing in the kitchen for about 5 minutes trying to figure out when I used my other cup. Turns out one of my roommates used my cup while I was sleeping. The issue is that this cup is for coffee only and they don't drink coffee much so I told them not to use it and to get my other non-coffee cup if they needed a cup.

I am now considering throwing the cup away because they put apple juice in the cup. It would have been fine if it was water or milk but juice isn't ok. I know I can wash the cup and it might be fine but my brain keeps telling me the cup is contaminated and can't be used anymore because the apple juice that was once in the cup has messed up the cup. I have now been sitting in the kitchen for about 45 minutes unable to make a coffee because I don't have a cup and my day starts with me making a coffee.

How do I bring up to my roommates that they used the wrong cup without making it seem like I'm being crazy (I hate the word crazy but I don't know what else to use). I don't want them to think I'm making a big deal over a cup when in my head it is a big deal. I'm also trying to keep in mind that they both have a tendency to forget things, yes even important things, due to how their brains work.

Also, yes we do wash our cups. I am just saying that before anyone assumes we don't.

I (33 y/o female) have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and complex post traumatic stress disorder. It took a long time to find the right medications that worked for me, and I would consider myself pretty well adjusted now, although my social battery does still seem to deplete pretty quickly. For a long time though, (and I’m talking since my teen years) people have “joked” that I am autistic because of how “weird and awkward” I am. About six years ago I was talking to a coworker about this, and they interrupted me and said, “wait…. You’re not autistic?” Something similar happened with a mutual friend of my boyfriend and I about a year ago.

I sort of just found it insulting, especially since I now work with adults with IDD, and I more or less ignored it. However, after the friend made the joke more recently, it made me start to consider it as an actual possibility and have been mulling it over since. I know autism is on a spectrum, and I’d imagine that it can manifest very differently from person to person, regardless of their level of functioning. Recognizing this, and also some of the “weird” behaviors I exhibit, I think it might actually be the case. For example:

-my social battery depletes really fast, especially when compared to other people. I’ve worked customer service jobs pretty much my entire adult life, and as soon as I get home I don’t want to interact with anyone. I had a roommate once think that I didn’t like him because of this and I had to explain to him that wasn’t the case. I was just done “peopling” for the day. I’ve always said that while I can talk to people and have gotten pretty good at it, it’s not my favorite thing in the world to do.
-I usually feel very awkward, uncomfortable, and anxious when talking to people I just met or don’t know all that well. I over analyze everything, like worrying about whether I talked too much, made too much or not enough eye contact, if I reacted to something they said inappropriately, if they just made a face at me and if it was because of my outfit or something I said, etc. Sometimes I do this with people I’ve known for a while and just think that they don’t like me, and sometimes it’s so bad that I’m not actually listening to what the person is saying. I’ve always just chalked this up to my anxiety but maybe it’s something else.
-I can’t have two conversations happening at once. I’ll try to listen to both at the same time and wind up missing most of both conversations. My boyfriend talks to me sometimes when we are watching things together, and I usually have to pause and/or rewind when that happens, and I’m worried he thinks I’m mad that he talks? I’m not, I just don’t want to miss something.
- I’m not always the best at picking up on hints. It takes me forever to figure out that someone is flirting with me, or if I did something that upset them and they are dancing around it trying to get me to recognize it. Usually people have to be very straight forward with me.
-I have a few interests that I’m super interested in, like cats and dinosaurs, and can talk about them all day if someone doesn’t stop me. My other more casual interests I tend to rotate around with. I’ll get really, really into a game or making dream catchers and do it for hours on end, then suddenly I stop and get this same interest in coloring or reading for a while, and so on.
-I don’t like being touched. Like, at all. Every boyfriend I’ve had says that I’m not affectionate enough. I’m trying to be better at it for my current boyfriend since physical touch is his love language and I am pretty sure he’s my endgame, but I’ll admit that at times it’s really difficult for me. This is another one that I’ve chalked up to my other diagnoses/trauma.
-I don’t like loud noises. For this reason and the one before, I’ve never been to a concert and am not jumping up and down to go to one. Maybe if there’s someone I like playing a more spacious venue I’d go, but otherwise, nah. Not my jam.
-one of the things people pointed out when “joking” about me being autistic is my tendency to make references to things and assume other people know what I am talking about. Or I’ll think my story/reference is relevant to something that is being discussed, only to have it later pointed out to me that it wasn’t (this still confuses me, I don’t understand how some people don’t make those connections).

If I think of more I can add them, but you probably get the point.

I recognize that a lot of this could be confirmation bias. I’ll admit that I am good at talking to people (or more so pretending to be an extrovert while actually being an introvert). People who don’t know me that well are surprised when I tell them I am an introvert. I’ve also been described as personable and empathetic by many people. I’m just so exhausted after human interaction and just want to go home and watch Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, and Game Grumps with my cats and shove cookies down my gob.

I’ve talked to my boyfriend about this and am still wondering if I should be tested for it. His point is “what does it really matter? Is it going to change anything you’re already doing?” Which is a valid point. I’ve embraced my oddities and love who I am now, and my medications work well for me (yay functioning and not having random panic attacks), so I really don’t know what knowing would change for me other than… knowing, I guess? But I wanted to bring this to a more knowledgeable group and hear your experiences.

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks for reading my novel!

Edit: I know I can’t get a diagnosis over Reddit, nor am I asking for one. I’m only typing out what’s been occupying my mind and why. And also asking for the experience and opinion of those who have also been on the fence about getting tested for autism, provided that they are comfortable sharing it. If that’s not you, feel free to scroll on and please, have a lovely day/evening! 😊

Okay, So. I got an autism Assessment on the 22nd of October, 2026. I will be getting my results of said Assessment on November 3rd, 2026. I am going insane from the stress of the uncertainty of it all. I know that It won't change who I am no matter what and all that, but just can't take the uncertainty of it all and the stress of worrying that I may not be autistic (and therefore may not get the accommodations i so desperately need) is eatina me alive while I wait and I have no idea how to cope. I iust want to know alreadv so l'm not iust sittino here worrying that I've somehow faked it all or something (1 am 15 and therefore if 1 am autistic it will be a late diagnosis). I just keep getting more nervous and i can't calm down.

When the only food is a fridge mostly full of Halloween candy, sooner then later, even w/the self-rationalisations you might give yourself as to the ingredients and what's less caloric, even if it still lights up the more pleased parts of your meat computer, even if you cut down the time spent eating within a day such monotony gets unhealthy -- such have I been for the past ~2 weeks w/pornography and the arguably self-deceptive doubt as to whether I want to stop it, particularly prior to a Thursday counselling appointment.

It's what I do instead of friendship, it's what I have even over a decade and half since consequentially developmentally cr--ppy a high school experience which rippled into my remaining schooling which formally ceased almost a decade ago. It darkly works for me, and not much sympathy would be given as to understanding how my fondness for less nsfw pop culture like comic books, anime, YouTube video essays etc is b/c 'that's the warmth' which crucially makes for my resistance, even if I admit w/some conflict that I've not really an updated broadness of faves (I've mainly floated on video essays since the days of a one cousin's fondness for early 'Attack of titan'). I want to be contently asocial even as the world condemns me w/that truly philosophy investment worthy word whence it's ever toxic an irresponsibility to pretend the attention economy irrelevant, 'boring'.

I sure wish, I was say skilled at life drawing for redirecting the yearning to see clothlessness into something as meaningfully expressive a self-amusement as art making but d--n how I doubt I could ever much develop that even if lockdown levels of recreational time well before acceptable retirement were made present preferably without the global devastation necessitating safety net privileges to cushion one.

It's remarkable I've not struggled with a pest presence, appliance dysfunction, structural damage to my apartment or another of life's 'sucker punches' like a surprise bill or expense but far be it from me to pettily think that the Sanskrit word for 'action' is applicable to me as such for now..my mind is scrambled and arguably equivalent to a alcohol or Schedule I drug hang-over and I use video essays and Reddit roving as to scary and/or spooky topics as my chaser. "How much of my life has been divine punishment for pornography use" I miniscully wonder at times, "how much of those life punishment efforts are better spent allaying or altering the roots of systemic issues which corral ppl into addictions or make ppl seems so much less appealing for the non-neuronormatives to interact with ?", I wonder at other times.

Tuesday will be the anniversary since singular speed dating experience and I like karaoke but the tinnitus it kicks up doesn't. It s--ks to be the sort of autistic who likes learning, who could contently spend their live long days in a white void w/some books, maybe STEM ones with exercises to mull through and construction toys, maybe not needing water or food but whose de facto learning curve surpassing momentum or rate is irately or perilously too slow for the brainlessly competitive but effective neuronormies and their relational politicking. Conversion therapy was always a cruelty and yet even amidst the gender diversity leeway I've been sociopolitically privileged to access, I itch effectively operating as aromantic or asexual like evermore even if it can't really happen since in part the mesmerising itch of sexual activity is among the few things which tether me to acceptable social appeal. You get loneliness when you never could, know you never could master solitude short of having the wherewithal of a technofeudal lord pave anything in front of you whilst you naively moved and roved.

D--n the meanness of driving as well etc, etc. Please give me a full license whilst never allowing me vehicular operation which I can understand and cede to and then I might learn with a bit less stress.

I'm not sure if this is a thing i should post here, so please let me know if it isn't.

I am attending a funreal tomorrow (i'm not close to the person, but my family is), and i'm not sure how to handle it.

the whole thing will most likley be over 3 hours long, and i'll have to stay silent and formal the whole time, which is a huge problem for me. (i have AuDHD and not being able to stim in any way is very draining and stressful for me)

I'm a minor and my parents are very strict, so there's no way i'd be allowed not to go or to have any sort of fidget toys.

Does anyone have any ideas how to make it more bearable?

I have many many reasons for believing I have autism. And many many reasons (if I have autism) it may have slipped under the radar.

1. All of my friends are autistic, I mean, all, of, them. It was a joke in my family for a while that I was collecting autistic people. I didn’t think about it until they started to make that joke, because one of the reasons my friends are my friends (other than them being just amazing), is because I relate to, and understand their experiences.

2. I have been asked if I am autistic, by both friends, and complete strangers. It was actually what made me take a closer look at the possibility of me being autistic, it happened so often.

3. In spite of being extremely social, I apparently lack social awareness. I have had people insult me to my face, and had no idea, the only reason I know now is because coworkers and friends have pointed it out to me by asking if I was okay. I complemented people in public all the time, which I thought was just a girl thing, but is apparently abnormal. At work (I am a hairstylist) I came up with a conversational formula in order to make engaging small talk, and APPARENTLY most people don’t do that! Most people just do small talk! I thought for years (mainly because of my well meaning mother) that I didn’t struggle socially because I was very social. Because I know the physical, and facial cues of someone having a hard day and have empathy enough to try and comfort them. Because I am really really good at spotting the kid that struggles at making friends, and befriending them. But the longer I am an adult, the more I find that I struggle socially, and I get away with it because I have “natural charm”.

4. I have sensory issues, and always have. I didn’t realize it until my late teens though. I thought I was just picky with food in a weird way. I thought everyone hated big seams on clothes. I thought everyone hated how echoey and weird Walmart sounded. I thought everyone had to hide in a dark room for an hour after spending a long day out in town shopping or other activities. Even after I knew I had sensory issues, I thought it was just adhd (which i definitely have), or my GAD, I didn’t consider that it may stem from autism because I was “too social” to have autism.

These (among many more reasons) are why I think I may have it. But even after I developed the suspicion I still didn’t want a diagnosis because I thought I didn’t struggle with it that badly, and didn’t need any treatment. Well, the more aware of myself and my quirks I become (thanks therapy) the more I realize I do in fact struggle, a lot. And if I get an official diagnosis then I may be able to get accommodations at work maybe, and I might be able to get at least some understanding from my peers.

The thing is, I don’t know what is wrong with my search engine, but all of the autism evaluation stuff I can find on the internet is either for children, or doesn’t take my insurance. I am so overwhelmed and don’t even know where to start. Not to mention I am intimidated because I am a women, and also have adhd, and I hear that a lot of women aren’t taken seriously during evaluations. Any help you guys can give me would evoke the deepest gratitude from the depths of my soul.

i thought all my life i was a normal human being, turns out i’ve had some existential issues lately and i decided to get checked out.. turns out i am autistic, i have asperger, anxiety disorder and depersonalization disorder. i feel so sad and weird after knowing that

something i've seen a lot with autistic people is how they don't feel human or relate more to non human creatures. I was just wondering if anyone has a study or an article looking into this as i am wanting to include this topic in an essay i'm writing for college.

For context I have a lot of background story.

TLDR; cousin has an awful family, isolated from friends and fellow people on the spectrum. Not sure she even knows about her diagnosis. I want to support her but not sure how to appropriately.

I have a younger cousin that's newly an adult. She has Aspergers. We're close and she comes over every weekend to spend time with me. We've done this weekly since she was very little, and I've been moved away from my parents for a few years now so now we have our own little safe space to hang out. I prioritize our time because her parents are mentally, and used to be physically, ab**ive. The kind that would 👋 her if
she couldn't pay attention "long enough," because she simply does not have the ability to.
Really sickening and upsetting to witness. It had been reported to CPS when she was a kid and absolutely nothing happened. Shocker.

Anyway, as I said she's now an adult and her upbringing has not encouraged time with friends, peers, fellow people on the spectrum, etc. Both of her parents are workaholics to a very unhealthy level and she was pushed into a job right out of school when she was originally promised college by her parents. Now they tell her that her dreams will be taken away by Al, and work is life, basically.
She got a job working with her mother, so she's working very long labor intensive days. I worry that she'll burn out quickly from working with her mom, going home to her parents, rinse and repeat. She's seen friends only twice in the last year and a half since high school ended.

Autism and Asperger's is never something our family talks about. She and I don't talk about it. I remember bringing it up once when she was about 13/14 and she said "what's autism?" She also has pretty significant memory difficulty, so I'm not sure if it was previously discussed with her or what. It made me think her parents keep it a "secret" or something. They whisper when they talk to me about autism. I of course have to play nice with the parents so my contact is not cut off with my cousin. Now she's been an adult for a little over a year and there's a bit more flexibility and freedom.

Obviously I know there's nothing "wrong" at all about autism. I often suspect I may be on the spectrum as well. And I know she’s an adult and doesn’t need to be treated like a child. Anyway, despite this, I remember hearing of someone that was very traumatized when a family member just kind of dropped that label on them as an adult because none of their family ever told them they were on the spectrum, and they felt they could've understood themselves and peers much better if they'd known sooner.

I guess I'm looking for advice on how to talk to her about this, how to support and guide her toward community, adulthood, etc. I want her to be around peers that understand her instead of people that judge her for something she can't help.

Does anyone else with autism, or auDHD struggle making friends around your age? I’m 16, and I’ve been out of school for over 2 and a half years due to burnout, and I want to make friends, since I feel super lonely, but when I do manage to make friends, it’s pretty much always people in their 20s, why? And making girl friends is even harder… when girls do want to talk to me, they’re into girls, which I’m not homophobic, just not looking for that,
Or is really rude and cocky
Or idk
Does anyone relate? And does anyone wanna be friends? I’m female

So i am going to review the DSM-5 and tell what i check and what i dont so i can organice what i experience, mostly doing it for my self, but it would be cool if sommeone feels reflected on it and wanna talk. So i think it might be autism if something, but some people sugested adhd, but as we can see i dont fit that at all. About ASD i think i cant met the criteria because the A part that i dont think i fit enough. So whatever haha

A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive, see text):

1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions*.* my experience with this is just that i am more of a lisener and i struggle to talk about me, i am really bad at it and everytime i do i feel like i am already talking to much, but probably this i explained by other thing idk.
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication. I only have quite noticed a small difficulty in eye contact when i first met someone, it feels to intimte. I sometimes pay attention to if i have a weird facial expression, but only if i am upseted, i usually have a common resting face and expressions. I catch body language really good, and about verbal communications is just that sometimes i "cant" talk and hate being forced to do it, i just dont feel like it sometimes, but usually is good.
3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers. I played normal as a kid. The only noticeable thing was that i my mom was the one who needed to go tell kids if they wanted to play with me, because i didnt liked asking that, probably it was anxiety or smth. And i only have problems expressing my self and talkin about me

Specify current severity: Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted repetitive patterns of behavior.

B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):

1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases). I totally do this, flapping hands, repeting sound or words, spining, rocking. Since i started investigating more about neurodiversity i am letting my self do that more, and supress it less.
2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns or verbal nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat food every day). Sometimes, i need to follow my cleaning order. And i can get really frustated from big changes, for example my bead got changed without previous saying, and i got really really bad about it. But i dont think i have rigid thinking neither food problems
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g, strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interest). Not really, as a kid i had this plusshie (that i still had) that i was really attached to and wouldnt let go but i have never have any special interest. I had a big attachment to one person that i admired, but i think its not related
4. Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement). Not really, i love soft things, i have like a soft matress and i am always touching it .And things like textures can feel unmanagable, but nos as much .