Am I Autistic?

PDF, Sonia Boué, BOM, 2022

“We are living through a time of evolution in understanding about autism. Across the globe, adults are finding out more about it and wondering, could this be me?

This booklet has been written to provide information, guidance, and reassurance before a diagnosis or self-identification of autism. Informal but informative, it offers key information and answers some of the many questions you may have. This publication provides insights from an autistic perspective, drawing on my extensive research and experience of mentoring autistic people.

However, we have a saying in autistic circles — once you’ve met one autistic person you’ve met one autistic person — and this booklet is one autistic person’s view. I am very conscious, not only of my heritage as a white autistic woman, but also that any other autistic person would have written it another way. There can be no one definitive guide.

For this reason, I have provided many links to content created only by autistic people or trusted allies. I have also tried to avoid links which include disrespectful language wherever possible. Links to the National Autistic Society (NAS) website have been cited where access to more formal information will be helpful. I have also signposted where you can find more content on social media via specific hashtags.”