I Might Be Autistic

Stephen M. Paulsen
5 min readJul 15, 2019

Hi, I’m Stephen, and I might have Autism.

You all know the drill. (groan) Hi, Stephen.

I do not approach this conclusion lightly, nor do I do it with any sense of bandwagoning. I am very clinical and analytical about this, as much as I can be having to live with myself.

I was not diagnosed as a child, though I probably should have been, and there are precious few diagnostic…

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Stephen M. Paulsen

Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Debatably pretty. Lots of thorns. High-functioning depressive guarded by wit, sarcasm, and brutal honesty.