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Autism Being over diagnosed?

Kvothe

Just Dr Max Pemberton saying autism is over diagnosed.. Not sure what to make of it tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnr4bCF1mV4&t=28s

He says i have worked in Autism places but that doesnt make him an expert on Autism.. Makes me wonder what his end goal is.

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  • This video leaves me with mixed feelings. On one hand, it is possible, that people who are not on the spectrum, or even have no disorder at all, just got left behind for some reason,  get the diagnosis.  On other hand, people who are not severely autistic, but have their traits impact their life significantly,  also struggle. In my opinion a solution could be to split these diagnoses up. I don't want to reduce someone's ability to get help they need, but I also don't want to bottle up my own struggles and want to be understood. If someone who has never experienced strong social issues such as bullying, isolation, violence, because of an impairment in communication and perception, tells me, that im fine, just little weird and oversensitive,  overreacting etc, it feels to me like a slap on my face. I think that ASD got maybe too wide, but gaslighting people, forcing them to shut up and conform is not a solution. 

    Just my opinion. 

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  • This video leaves me with mixed feelings. On one hand, it is possible, that people who are not on the spectrum, or even have no disorder at all, just got left behind for some reason,  get the diagnosis.  On other hand, people who are not severely autistic, but have their traits impact their life significantly,  also struggle. In my opinion a solution could be to split these diagnoses up. I don't want to reduce someone's ability to get help they need, but I also don't want to bottle up my own struggles and want to be understood. If someone who has never experienced strong social issues such as bullying, isolation, violence, because of an impairment in communication and perception, tells me, that im fine, just little weird and oversensitive,  overreacting etc, it feels to me like a slap on my face. I think that ASD got maybe too wide, but gaslighting people, forcing them to shut up and conform is not a solution. 

    Just my opinion. 

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