Although im male i also had a late diagnosis (33) which brought about several "oh now that makes sense" moments. im not really surprised i wasnt diagnosed, i gr

Although im male i also had a late diagnosis (33) which brought about several "oh now that makes sense" moments. im not really surprised i wasnt diagnosed, i grew up in a tiny middle of nowhere village in the 80s, autism was pretty much unheard of i was just the "problem kid" of the village. ive also always had various quirks that id always previously just put down to me being "weird" the most pronounced of these is that i am a vegetarian, however not by choice, i just cant see meat as edible, i can and have killed/cleaned/cooked things before so that doesnt bother me, i wish i could change it but i simply cant. its not all bad though, yes i lack empathy and im socially awkward to say the least but i also have an excellent memory and a solid affinity for electronics and IT, i didnt need to be taught, ive always just sort of known. so while a diagnosis didnt change anything about my life it did answer some questions about why i am who i am