I think very differently than everyone around me and it's taking its toll.

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You may be in the highly functional range of the autism specturm.

Is it easy difficult to read other peoples non-verbal language?

You sound somewhat similar to Temple Grandin.

[–]RatherSmallPotato 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I struggle with it. I know it exists but I had to learn it. And although I'm OK at reading other people now, I'm bad at communicating with my own body language. There are more resources about reading than conveying.

I have an appointment about either autism or ADHD, but they also suspect bipolar type II.

This could be due to not being properly socialized as a kid.

[–]send_nasty_stuff 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You need to train to deal with your autism. Train to find other ways to pick up on how humans communicate subtly. You'll have a LOT richer and fulfilling lives with colleagues and friends. I will also say that there are lots of non autists that feel the same way as you they just don't have to jump around jobs a lot because they can figure out how to deal with awkward social situations.