Why do people keep asking if I'm autistic?
I've had multiple people ask if I am autistic. Most of the time they don't even ask me but ask my mom or my older sister. I don't think I am, I know I have some sensory problems (for example I hate being touched, even a tap on the shoulder because I can feel it afterwards and I hate it.) and I'm also a very picky eater because a lot of foods just feel wrong. But that doesn't mean I have it. Maybe a few years ago I would consider it more. Mostly because a few years ago I would struggle a lot in conversations, I remember listening intensely waiting for people to stop taking so I could, but then someone else would jump in and the subject would change. I don't do that anymore, I say what I wanna say (I do tend to interrupt people but the tradeoff is worth it.) I'm also way less sensitive to touch, I don't like it but I can do highfives or fistbumps, back in middle school I would freak out, one time a kid offered me a high-five and not wanting to be rude I accepted the high-five, but omg her hand was so sweaty, I started freaking out, tbh probably would of been better if I just said no to the high-five. I also used to be really into medieval toucher methods and would refuse to talk about anything else, but that was like 4 or 3 years ago. I mean there are still things I love to talk about and I have gone on hour long rants to my friends but everyone has something they love to talk about and I'm able to talk about other things. I think people have also asked because I wear the same things everyday (basically black pants, over sized button up that I tuck in (either white, black, or light blue) a tie and or a suit coat thingy) and I refuse to wear anything else. I would rather die. The thought of wearing different stuff feels wrong, this has nothing to do with sensory though, it just makes me feel like I'm in a costume.
But I don't think I have trouble in social situations or special interests or stuff like that anymore.