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I was told I do not have autism by a psychologist doing my ADOS assessment as 1. My communication skills are too good and 2. I don’t really suffer meltdowns? Is this accurate? I only fulfilled 1 out of 3 sections he said. I’m Interested in recently diagnosed adult females’ opinions? 

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  • Was there a good amount of miscommunication from your point of view? 

    I think it's important to begin to write down all the problems with translation or social situations you may have had over the years. If you feel it's a part of why you felt diagnostic would be helpful. Being barred from society for lack of an ability to relate with others, always feeling like we have to do a great deal of conscious work to figure out what someone is saying and still often getting it wrong - these will impact livelihood. 

    From my experience, the Autistic neural-wiring is similar to ADHD in 2 key ways: a hyper-focus monotropic brain and a difference with sensory filtering, often a difficulty/inability filtering out internal and external input. Could be another possibility.

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  • Was there a good amount of miscommunication from your point of view? 

    I think it's important to begin to write down all the problems with translation or social situations you may have had over the years. If you feel it's a part of why you felt diagnostic would be helpful. Being barred from society for lack of an ability to relate with others, always feeling like we have to do a great deal of conscious work to figure out what someone is saying and still often getting it wrong - these will impact livelihood. 

    From my experience, the Autistic neural-wiring is similar to ADHD in 2 key ways: a hyper-focus monotropic brain and a difference with sensory filtering, often a difficulty/inability filtering out internal and external input. Could be another possibility.

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