As mentioned before, autism is a spectrum so that, there are some people who'll meet all the criteria, others who will meet some (but still enough for a diagnosis), and others who'll meet some but not enough for a diagnosis. Autistic traits aren't exclusively the domain of autistics, and that's how I think of the spectrum anyway - continuous, including autistic, not very autistic at all, and every place in between. In any case, you're still welcome on the boards. There are a number of us who have ADHD as well, and there are also NT members, so feel free to post here as much as you like.