April 21, 2026 – Autism

I consider myself to be a neurotypical person. I don't have a professional diagnosis on any neurodivergent disorders (?), therefore I don't use the term since I don't believe it doesn't apply to me.

However, most—if not all—of my friends tell me they think I have autism. It's a running thing in one of my friend groups. This has made me think deeply about whether I do have said disorder or not, but why does it matter?

Even as someone who doesn't have a professional diagnosis for any type of disorder, I still believe there's something wrong with me. That I have a loose screw I never knew about, and I've been dying to know what it is ever since I realized. Is it Autism? ADHD? UDD? I don't know. I don't think I'll ever know, maybe I'm truly neurotypical and I just act a little weird. However, I do find it interesting how all of my friends always tell me I'm autistic.

And as I tried learning about symptoms of Autism and terms involving the disorder, I keep drifting way from thinking I do have it. I don't think I've ever had a hyperfixation or a special interest like that. I'd say I'm quite social if I got off my phone. So where does it come from? Why do I act like this? Is it really autism or am I overthinking everything?