Are there good tests? All tests that I have done so far don’t make sense, the questions are general and hard to answer. I don’t go to social events and I don’t meet new people often so I can’t answer how would i feel about it and they don’t give an option to skip the question. And how am I supposed to know if people around notice small sounds or not? Such questions don’t make sense to me. Deepseek bot told me that not understanding how to answer tests might be a trait by itself. Do you have any good tests for potential autistic person to do to figure out more about themselves?

  • noctivius@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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    9 days ago

    thank you, i have made 2 tests from this website and i made CAT test also which i found more useful than others and easier to answer questions. I will take a look at the book as well. When i try to think about childhood i start to feel like i cant remember anything 😅. It feels like a full time job trying to figure out all these aspects and traits, not only of myself but also of others cos I have no clue for example how other people can hear truck on idle, as you said

    • getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml
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      9 days ago

      If that part doesn’t bother you and never has, then that’s the end of that. I have excellent hearing on top of being unable to process and filter certain stimuli. Autism very much coincides with ADHD on a lot of criteria, so again, it can be very difficult to diagnose, but if you’re really determined to get a yes or no answer your best bet is with a doctor. Also, if you’ve been heavily masked all your life, trying to break through that mask for the first time can feel overwhelming and can bring old trauma to the surface. It’s common to feel like you’re regressing as you re-frame your thinking to include those neurospicy tendencies. This community doesn’t get a lot of attention, so if you’re looking for more shared experiences head over to the Neurodiverse comm on Hexbear. They helped me with so much when I was going through the diagnosis process and understanding the very personal, very human aspects of what it means to be Autistic. Hope you find whatever is you’re looking for out of this.