My whole life, it's like everyone treats me like an idiot. If I have something to say or add to a conversation, I'm not taken seriously. If I'm feeling or experiencing something, I'm not taken seriously. My parents, teachers, any adult figure. I'm 21 years old. I know that 21 year olds do tend to be pretty dumb and irresponsible, and perhaps I fit that stereotype to a certain extent. I know I don't know everything but for god's sake, I have a brain. I can read. I have 5 different senses. You'd think I have the reasoning abilities of a six year old the way people treat me.

Just for some examples, no one took me seriously when I suggested just shutting the windows when there was enough smog outside you could smell it. Or the time I had a horrible pain in my ear and knew it was an ear infection because I have a history of those. For god's sake, no one would believe me when I said 0.5 x 0.5 was 0.25 and I showed it on a graphing calculator, and I study computer science. It's like I'm constantly being gaslit by everyone.

Is this like, an autistic thing or something? I'm being professionally tested next week, but idk if that would be related. I would actually like to have someone, namely my parents, answer questions about my childhood, but I'm worried they again won't take me seriously- even though I am organizing it and paying for it out of my own pocket.