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  • It is mostly a myth that Autistic people are developmentally behind. In my experience it is caused by bad parenting combined with Autistic people who never really learned to mask. You are probably way more mature than you think you are and I would hazard to guess that many of your problems are tied to self confidence. Try to be self sufficient and don’t be bothered by what other people think. If you can, set out some short and long term goals for your own independence. Sometimes parents aren’t the best influence.

    Another thing is that from my experience many Autistic people tend to be fairly mature at a very young age. I’ve had technical discussions with 5 year olds as weird as it sounds. The problem is the masking skills you learn to do as a 1st grader don’t work as you get older. I had issues going though school as I would learn how to fit in for my age and then everything would change.