So it's #autismawarenessmonth apparently. I got my official diagnosis last year at the age of 39. I wouldn't call myself a part of the #autism community (yet), so I can't and won't speak about other autistic people (or is it autists? I'm still learning!).
I always knew I was "different"; school and my parents noticed it in third grade. I was diagnosed as highly gifted with a personality disorder (thank God for the German healthcare and school system!). Two therapies during my childhood 1/5