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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Glad for the affirmation that I'm not the only one. I'm probably not going to seek testing. This is really only something I've even started thinking about myself in the last few years.

Honestly, the noise thing is the worst for me. I've read about misophonia, and while some noises, like incessant sniffling sounds, make me crazy, it's more loud noise that I can't handle.[/quote]

Hi! I’m glad you posted. I have a 14 year old son with similar symptoms. I too have wondered if he’s on the spectrum but I choose to not spend the time and money on an official diagnosis as I don’t believe it would help him at this point. He gets accommodations at school and is doing wonderfully. He has friends too.

I have a question for you - do you have kind of anxiety? I’ve noticed my son seems to be really anxious. That is one area we are still trying to work on. Thanks.[/quote]

OP again.  Yes, I think I have anxiety. I’ve always worried about things, from what if it snows and I can’t make it to my plane to how am I going to get through leading a meeting tomorrow?  For the second one I’ve written a kind of script, which helps with anxiety. But the main thing for me, anxiety wasn’t a thing growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I was just someone who worried more than the average kid. Definitely not a thing to be diagnosed, let alone autism. [/quote]

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