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Post by DevilKisses on Nov 10, 2015 0:42:53 GMT
People self-undiagnose stuff like borderline personality disorder all the time. It seems to be accepted and even encouraged on WP. If I say even one thing about self-undiagnosing autism people go crazy. They tell me that autism is a spectrum, it presents in many ways, I'm masking things or in denial. They never consider that autism could ever be an incorrect diagnosis. At the moment I don't really care if I'm truly autistic or not. Now that I'm an adult I can choose not to mention autism. I'm just annoyed that everyone seems to worship autism diagnoses and question others. I think all labels should be questioned including autism.
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Post by iliketrees on Nov 10, 2015 13:50:15 GMT
Do you think that you'd benefit from getting re-tested professionally for autism? It could put your mind at rest for if you are or aren't (and the reasons will be in the report following), right?
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Post by btbnnyr on Nov 10, 2015 17:06:33 GMT
I think it is fine to question one's autism diagnosis, as it is fine to question other diagnoses.
People question diagnoses all the time, and often dismiss them as misdiagnoses.
Except autism.
Most people try to convince you that you have autism if you question that you have autism.
Questioning autism is as legit as questioning borderline or anything else.
In some cases, people questioning their diagnoses are correct, and they don't have autism.
In other cases, they are not realizing that many of their traits are autistic traits, and they do have autism.
It is hard for internetz people to tell either way.
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Post by DevilKisses on Nov 10, 2015 18:44:57 GMT
Do you think that you'd benefit from getting re-tested professionally for autism? It could put your mind at rest for if you are or aren't (and the reasons will be in the report following), right? I don't think it would benifit me at the moment. I'm saving up for a car and other independent living expenses. I also want to keep my diagnosis for emergencies. |
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Post by iliketrees on Nov 10, 2015 18:55:37 GMT
Oh ok, fair enough.
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Post by Rocket123 on Nov 12, 2015 7:38:40 GMT
People self-undiagnose stuff like borderline personality disorder all the time. It seems to be accepted and even encouraged on WP. If I say even one thing about self-undiagnosing autism people go crazy. They tell me that autism is a spectrum, it presents in many ways, I'm masking things or in denial. They never consider that autism could ever be an incorrect diagnosis. At the moment I don't really care if I'm truly autistic or not. Now that I'm an adult I can choose not to mention autism. I'm just annoyed that everyone seems to worship autism diagnoses and question others. I think all labels should be questioned including autism. I struggled with doubting my diagnosis for > 1 year. Ultimately, the goal is to become comfortable (and accepting) of who you are. |
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Post by DevilKisses on Nov 12, 2015 9:10:16 GMT
People self-undiagnose stuff like borderline personality disorder all the time. It seems to be accepted and even encouraged on WP. If I say even one thing about self-undiagnosing autism people go crazy. They tell me that autism is a spectrum, it presents in many ways, I'm masking things or in denial. They never consider that autism could ever be an incorrect diagnosis. At the moment I don't really care if I'm truly autistic or not. Now that I'm an adult I can choose not to mention autism. I'm just annoyed that everyone seems to worship autism diagnoses and question others. I think all labels should be questioned including autism. I struggled with doubting my diagnosis for > 1 year. Ultimately, the goal is to become comfortable (and accepting) of who you are. Why did you doubt it and what made you accept it? I'm the type of person that likes to doubt everything about myself. |
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Post by aspieotaku on Apr 20, 2016 2:21:20 GMT
Odd that seems kinda hard to self undiagnose unless you are a professional and realized you are misdiagnosed but that's just me.
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