justanotherguySenior Contributor
Undiagnosed autism and adulthood
I've been investigating undiagnosed autism as a possible explanation for how my life has unfolded, I seem to have had several of the indicators early in life. But it is hard when this is on the Victorian Government 'Better Health' website:
"Autistic people often experience difficulties when trying to understand the emotions of other people. Subtle messages that are sent by facial expression, eye contact and body language are often missed."
So, when I see some of these 'subtle' non-verbal messages in people (they really aren't that subtle), I now ask them directly if they are meaning something else, and I get accused of being paranoid or psychotic! So you can't win either way it seems.
