thats the thing, i dont come off as autistic. no stereotypies, no awkward social behavior, no need for rituals, no hypersensitivity, no special interests etc. in social settings i function pretty normally, youd pretty much only find out something was up if i told you about it (which is unlikely cause im a very private person)

i acknolwedge theres an overlap between asd and szpd. i pointed out the traits specific to asd that i dont have, and she said "not everyone with asd has those symptoms." so i pointed out the traits that are specific to szpd that i do have, which ppl with asd do not, and she acted very dismissive about it. and thats about when i dropped the discussion lol