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Autistic girl community 2w
i was diagnosed with adhd during my adhd eval, and my psychologist said that i should consider getting autism eval, but should wait until post trump for my own safety, and then said i’d “fit in” with a wink. am i welcome here even if im not officially +
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Anonymous 2w

i’m not the one to say if you’re welcome or not but i’m not diagnosed either and i’m here. this and tiktok are like the only community i have so i cherish it and it’s the only place i don’t feel completely ostracized

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Anonymous 2w

diagnosed? she wasn’t able to say i have autism during that eval bc it wasn’t an eval for autism, and she also thinks it’s not the safest choice to be diagnosed rn, but it sounded like she was pretty sure i have it.

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Anonymous 2w

I was diagnosed when I was 6 and for me it was necessary back then because I needed support and assistance from teachers. As an adult, diagnosis only really serves to confirm your suspicions but doesn’t really “help” you in most adult situations. If you believe you’re autistic, and advice and helpful systems for autistic people also help you, then who cares if it’s diagnosed or not?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

Yes, some weird people online might gatekeep for some unknown reason but its not like having autism is some special elite club or anything. The only thing I don’t like personally as an autistic individual is when other people with “high-functioning” autism (diagnosed or not) use their neurodivergence as an excuse to not be held responsible for their behavior in the slightest.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

Like this one dude in my class was extremely rude and sexist and when someone confronted him about it he said they were attacking him because he’s autistic. Like brother no, we don’t care about that, you’re just an asshole. Or this one girl I worked with who would claim she can’t do all sorts of simple tasks because she’s autistic and would get overwhelmed, but she was a full blown adult and perfectly capable of sweeping the floor or moving some boxes.

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