I'm a 21 year old female. I've displayed behaviors and had odd, obsessive interests since I could remember, often info dumping about random subjects like a wikipedia page. For a long time, my parents convinced me I wasnt autistic and dissuaded me from getting tested, but as an adult I finally worked up the courage to address my suspicion with the help of my therapist. However, he is insisting that I do not require any testing whatsoever, and that he has decided himself that I am not on the spectrum. I act identically to my best friend who is on the spectrum, and both of our lives are affected with the same behaviors. What should I do? I have asked to be tested anyway and asked for information about doing so, and my therapist refuses and changes the subject. Help.
