Autism Spectrum Disorder

Feckmefortea

Hello, this is my first post!

I read the sticky and I just want to make it clear I'm not looking for a medical diagnosis or anything of the sort.

I just want to know about anyone who's been diagnosed late(r) on in life, how it came about, how the process of getting a diagnosis was and if it was actually worth getting a diagnosis.

I've been starting to suspect I am on the spectrum, probably under what was once Aspergers.

My father even said he think he's on the spectrum and that he'd wager to say I was too, as we're very alike.

I struggle a lot, I say hello to the bus driver, I say thank you, I order my coffee, I thank the barista, I talk to the bus driver and I again say thanks.
That's my conversation for most full days of college.
I even ring up my parents to not seem weird, so I'll start talking about what I need to do, where I need to go, what I need to bring home etc..
I'm in a computer science course at the moment and I'm really enjoying it but I can't talk to anyone else there.
I struggle socially.

This has been the main reason I'm looking at a diagnosis, I realised that this isn't normal and it's not just a case of social anxiety when coupled with:
Needing to have a routine for everything I do in a day, so I know where to go and when to be there.
I wear earphones most hours of the day and listen to the same few songs..
I cannot relax on a bus and I have an hour and a half bus to and from college each morning.. it's even worse when someone sits beside me.
I have to actively think when talking to people, it doesn't come naturally to me.. I thought the people who liked small talk were weird, but that's a lot of people.. and it's really just me that's the odd one out, I've felt that way for the majority of my life so that's nothing new.

But I worry that a diagnosis could just be a hinderance beyond the actual issues.
What can I do anyway? I mean I'm just me?

I just thought there might be some people who can shed some light on the whole deal with me.

Apologies if this is in the wrong place.

byhookorbycrook

I'd say go for it, as you seem to have so many questions. At least if you knew one way or another, you could go from there.