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Depends, self diagnosing seems extremely challenging and introduces doubts and bias so it can't be 100% accurate. Which an outside perspective can help with.

I've done [insert] my whole life so it's normal.

I found out [insert] isn't normal and common in autism.

I look into autism. Oh but I don't do all those other things.

Maybe me doing [Insert] is just me being weird but I don't have autism!

After a few weeks I find out another [insert] that I do is also common in autism. Cycle repeats.

I never watched Sheldon, but I get what you mean. I don't think I'm rude at least I don't try to be. When I was a kid my dad had to really drill it into my head that small things I do or don't do are rude. Still don't get why those things are rude I just do what he told me to do so people don't get fussy about it.

EDIT: My dumb ass thought you were talking about a show called Young Sheldon not the Big Bang Theory. Then I google Young Sheldon and find out its a Big Bang Theory spin off I'm just sat here "wtf" is all I can really think at this point.

I'm not trying to fix anything. I just want to know myself better and why I do the things that I do. I don't care what others think of me anymore.

The thing to remember, is that diagnosis official or otherwise does not excuse behavior

Do you mean it doesn't excuse being rude to people?

Oh I'm not American.

What do you mean?

They'll instantly ban me if I post from my laptop for some reason but if I post from my phone it's fine? I'm behind a permanent VPN that's running on my router so I guess that's why?

I made my Reddit account by using the "login with Apple" feature after downloading the app on my phone and I just never make any post from my laptop not even a comment otherwise I'll be instantly banned.

Honestly I'm reading what everyone else had said in the comments and I agree it's a blessing the only reason I'm on Reddit now is because the vocaloid community there is bigger. Lemmy is a good replacement for everything else.

Hell yea

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