I also had no idea that I was on the spectrum for a very long period of time. My cousin is autistic. Pretty heavily. When he got a job, it was a very big deal. Both for him and for everyone else in the family. We were hugely supportive and really happy for him. He was really happy for himself. He has a hard time making eye contact. Generally fits a lot of what you would expect of the quote unquote stereotypical autistic depiction. So that’s kind of what my brain just assumed autism was. It was both eye-opening and not surprising to find out that I was autistic I opening because it definitely made me second guess a lot about myself, my personality, and everything else. Not surprising because I identified with Data on Star Trek a psychotic amount. especially in social engagements.