arguments for: - sensory oversensitivity, even stronger from childhood- lights too bright, speakers too loud, smells too strong, scratchy rags & fabrics - spending a lot of time alone by preference - nerdy interests in coding & building, ecology, architecture, horses...
arguments against: - have felt like I mostly understand social interactions and feel empathy since childhood; was never bullied or felt excluded - don't like routine, am novelty seeking to an extreme
more arguments against: - I don't "stim", dislike stuff like fidget spinners - I have zero interest / memory for memorizing factual details or numbers- like, less than normies even
more arguments for: - hyperlexia- taught myself to read at 3 - visual thinking- I love visual metaphors & use whiteboards / diagrams a lot for problem solving
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