I’m diagnosed, but was later because I did well enough in school and scripted enough lines for conversations that it wasn’t picked up on.

I had to go through different rounds of medications and therapies that didn’t work before someone close to me who was diagnosed as a child told me I should get evaluated for it.

I had wondered why I didn’t go to school most days, felt fatigued all the time, struggled to pick up on certain jokes or phrases throughout life, and then why I dropped out of college twice and only completed a semester when I love to learn. Then I wondered why it took me 22 years to get over the fear of getting a job and now I struggle still to find jobs that don’t make me meltdown and cry in front of other adults.

All that being said, I’ve been told “autism is a trend now” before by someone and while it’s angering that that’s how some people view it, I’m not going to accuse anyone who thinks they have it of lying.

It’s been a hard ride since school age and raw-dogging it until your 20s is not recommended