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Is this a symptom of autism? I do this a lot without knowing.
Not technically, but it could be a pattern that is indicative of autism. If you're interested in assessing yourself, here are a bunch of online tests that could give more clarity. However, no online test is sufficiently valid enough to diagnose autism. You need a thorough assessment by an autism specialist that uses a standardized scale such as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale-2 (ADOS-2) which takes hours and maybe even multiple visits.
Self diagnosis is valid as well as long as you don't need accommodations at work/school.
Yeah, but you could be wrong and point yourself in the wrong direction.
I usually assume that people who self diagnose are looking for things to help them feel better. If strategies don't work they try different ones. I don't see much harm in that.
Also there are still a lot of people (especially minorities) who won't get diagnosed or can't afford it. So what else are they supposed to do?
So what else are they supposed to do?
if they don't have access to professional care, that sounds like the best they can do
This is my result what do you think
I don't know enough about that test to judge your results, but it looks like you're kind of even. It might be helpful to talk to a professional in autism.
Here are my results on the Aspie Quiz:
No, that's just because you're horrible person, Kevin!