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Where is the challenge to wrong diagnosis?

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I may have been misdiagnosed as autistic. 
I can find no reference anywhere to this possibility.

Surely there must be a movement to challenge diagnosis or question it? 

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  • Do you mind if I ask why you think you may have been misdiagnosed?

    I ask as someone who was only diagnosed just over 2 weeks ago, and the thought has occurred to me several times. Prior to (and to a greater extent after) my diagnosis I did loads of research, and have found the sheer range of autistic experiences absolutely staggering. Some experiences I can’t relate to at all, other stories feel like they could have been written by me personally. 

    I’m told this kind of thing is pretty normal immediately after a diagnosis but it’s taking a bit of time to wrap my head around it all. 

  • in reply to rustyb

    It seems extremely common. Raises hand. A bit under a year post diagnosis. It waxes and wanes for me. I've sorta just decided to let time do it's thing ya know?

    Like a breakup. Desperately trying to "solve it" to start feeling better, but it doesn't help, and in the end, slowly the brain readjusts on its own. I figure maybe it's like that, and time will take care of it, regardless of what I consciously do.

    Many people here been through it and out the other side tho.

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  • in reply to rustyb

    It seems extremely common. Raises hand. A bit under a year post diagnosis. It waxes and wanes for me. I've sorta just decided to let time do it's thing ya know?

    Like a breakup. Desperately trying to "solve it" to start feeling better, but it doesn't help, and in the end, slowly the brain readjusts on its own. I figure maybe it's like that, and time will take care of it, regardless of what I consciously do.

    Many people here been through it and out the other side tho.

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