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Gettting a diagnosis

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Hi, I'm a 16 yr old girl and have been thinking for over a year that I might be autistic. I dont know whether I am faking and I dont want to take space in a community that is not mine to take. I relate heavily to a lot of the signs but I dont want to tell my parents or get a diagnosis in case I am not autistic and then it seems as though I want attention. Is there any advice anyone could give on what I should do? Thank you :) 

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  • The autism assessment will not be pursued if your GP doesn’t believe their is a need but saying that many GP’s have very little and outdated knowledge on autism and make the mistake for not pursuing it when they it actual need for a diagnosis. 

    many people who go for an autism assessment do not achieve a diagnosis for autism but in fact achieve a diagnosis for another disorder like ADHD or get referred by the autism assessor to another diagnostic services or support services for other conditions. 

    Many people who have undiagnosed autism experience similar thinking you have explained and choose not pursue a diagnosis until they hit a crisis where they stuck in limbo on a waiting list for two years unable to get the support or help. 

    What you have described sound like imposter syndrome where some rationalises that they making it up or faking when I’m fact their is something there.

    their is an amazing women on YouTube called “Purple Ella” who can explain imposter syndrome better than I can. Look into her video and use the information to make a decision to pursue it further. She help me figure out I was not only autistic but had ADHD.

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  • The autism assessment will not be pursued if your GP doesn’t believe their is a need but saying that many GP’s have very little and outdated knowledge on autism and make the mistake for not pursuing it when they it actual need for a diagnosis. 

    many people who go for an autism assessment do not achieve a diagnosis for autism but in fact achieve a diagnosis for another disorder like ADHD or get referred by the autism assessor to another diagnostic services or support services for other conditions. 

    Many people who have undiagnosed autism experience similar thinking you have explained and choose not pursue a diagnosis until they hit a crisis where they stuck in limbo on a waiting list for two years unable to get the support or help. 

    What you have described sound like imposter syndrome where some rationalises that they making it up or faking when I’m fact their is something there.

    their is an amazing women on YouTube called “Purple Ella” who can explain imposter syndrome better than I can. Look into her video and use the information to make a decision to pursue it further. She help me figure out I was not only autistic but had ADHD.

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