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I'm still on the fence, but one of my current friends is convinced about me.
My parents have always told me that even as a baby, I was always more independent/quiet than a lot of other children. I was always just ok playing on my own and that kind of thing. I liked playing with others too of course, but being alone never bothered me either. That's always stuck with me and I'd say is still true to this day. I'm much more aware of it now of course, but it still affects me in a lot of ways.
You could take some of the online assessments in the helpful resources post linked in the side bar. However, for me, nothing was as convincing as a thorough assessment by a psychologist that specializes in autism. Even after I got the results, I still doubted them somewhat for a while.
Yeah, I don't really feel the need for an official diagnosis right now, but it's good to know the resources are there though.