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Diagnosis of autism despite being able to...

NAS81003

Hi there

Has anyone been diagnosed with autism/adhd despite being able to:

-read facial expressions 

-understand intonation 

-make and understand jokes

-appear to be ‘normal’ / neurotypical.

Thanks for your time : )

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  • I think "appear" is your operative word there.

    Many of us have learned some of these things over the years but we do them by different means to NTs, it's part of the mask and exhausting.

    For instance, I was a trainer of some delicate topics for many years. Watching the body language of the group for signs of discomfort is important. So, I got a book and studied the potential meanings of body language, then made a mental effort to scan the group for thoes signs. Iwas explicitly studying it to do my job right. Other trainers just knew.

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  • I think "appear" is your operative word there.

    Many of us have learned some of these things over the years but we do them by different means to NTs, it's part of the mask and exhausting.

    For instance, I was a trainer of some delicate topics for many years. Watching the body language of the group for signs of discomfort is important. So, I got a book and studied the potential meanings of body language, then made a mental effort to scan the group for thoes signs. Iwas explicitly studying it to do my job right. Other trainers just knew.

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