• You feel different from others.

• You think and understand things in a unique way. 

• You experience and express your emotions different from others.

• It's hard to connect with a lot of people or to find "your people."

• You don't "fit" into the norm or follow typical expectations.

• You might have sensory sensitivities.

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• You've felt different your whole life.

• You have social difficulties  and differences.

• You get over-stimulated by or crave sensory input.

• You thrive on routine and it throws you off when things change.

• You have special interests that you get very involved in. 

• Signs have been present since childhood, but may have been missed or misdiagnosed. ​

• You have been through one or more stressful things that overwhelmed your mind, body, and spirit.

• It may have been a one-time event or something ongoing. 

• You can't seem to escape the past, it keeps reemerging. 

• Whether the event(s) was big or small it affected you and still does.

• Because of the past, the present feels unsafe. 

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• Sometimes you find it hard to focus and notice details, other times you are hyper-focused.

• You have trouble remembering short-term information. 

• Organization and planning are difficult.

• You feel fidgety and restless often.

• You might have trouble tolerating or regulating your emotions. 

• You may have learned to manage this or mask, causing it to be missed in childhood.

• You are a deep thinker and feeler.

• You are sensitive to your environment and become overstimulated. 

• You need more downtime than others. 

• You may feel yours and others' emotions strongly. 

• You often need longer to "warm up".

• You may have been characterized as quiet or shy through your life.

• This has been present since childhood.