I think one blasting big sign that I was autistic was that I would spend hours watching those criminal psychology videos, memorising the right "innocent" facial expressions and body language. I was terrified of somehow being seen as guilty if I were to ever get questioned surrounding a crime.
Meanwhile I was 14, only had two friends and barely left the house except for school lol
I know I wasn’t diagnosed as a kid because it wasn’t a thing they looked for in girls and I was social and good at school and acted “normal”, but omg how was I not diagnosed as a kid?!
autism is just being a picky eater, wearing the same hoodie for 9 days straight, and the sun stressing you out