I (16) suspect I might have autism as I keep noticing more and more similarities between how I experience life and how other diagnosed people go about it. I have taken some online tests (ik not very diagnosis-able but I didn’t know what else to be doing) and they all tell me I might have it but that can only really be determined by a psychiatrist or whatever. Since I‘m 16 it’s a bit more difficult to just do it by myself without telling my parents.

My parents are always very supportive but recently they’ve read an article about how autism and adhd is like a „trend“ going around people my age group. So I‘m scared they won’t take my reasoning seriously or just pretend to listen to me but ultimately ignore it.

How should I broach the subject?

A lot of the time I can relate to people talking about their autism experiences like the following a script. social cues like reading the room, taking things to literally and other stuff. but i'm scared that I'm maybe just making myself relate to it because I want to follow a crowd or smth. How can I tell if I actually show signs of autism?