Yeah, both my kids are different levels of autistic but it wasn't until my wife pointed out that I was too, it all suddenly clicked into place.

For reference, I would've been about 47 when this happened, a couple of years ago.

Yeah its a weird feeling. A mix of relief that things sort of make sense, bewilderment that I've gone decades wearing masks and stimming without realizing it, frustration, trepidation, other SAT words. Plus some suspicions about other kids I grew up with...

Lol same boat. It clicked a couple years ago. My wife thought I should get diagnosed for a while, but why?

I'll still wear my headphones when I need to, ask for space when I need to, and masking up whenever I leave the house (and honestly around my kids. They're young and my son often asks why I'm mad if I'm not purposefully projecting my emotions).

Watching my friends' kid and my nephew grow up... yeah, a lot of light bulbs went on.

totally thought I would hate elden ring. thought I would play a bit. get annoyed at dying all the time and stop playing. played to the end of both the main game and the dlc. have not started a new playththrough at level 2 or whatever.

i dont get it