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General consensus from the other level 2 people or having high alexithimia do you have bad self esteem as well, or is it just me

citroen71

I notice that I just dont have much trust in myself as a human, and I have really low self esteem because of it, its like I dont feel I know what’s going on in the world, like I just dont get what the right thing is to say or do, I dont trust my own words and I have to ask my family for help to sound out my emotions 

I struggle to know what I want to do and have my own feelings, without having a melt down, im generally okay most of the time as long as the task or my job is repetitive I stay in my hula hoop , but if I have to do something new or think for my self or problem solve my brain just melts down, I was wondering if this is just me or is it common for this to happen to other level2 autistics 

to those of you who are older and have the same problems as me did it ever get better or was it just a part of you that you had to just live with, id appreciate any insights I just came to the realisation of what was causing it for me , and im not sure if its a personality issue caused by somthing else or it is just a common thing for people with this type of autism 

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  • citroen71 said:
    I was wondering if this is just me or is it common for this to happen to other level2 autistics 

    Just to point out that giving levels for autism doesn't seem common now. 

    You mightn't get many replies because of that.

    I was just diagnosed autistic. 

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    B said:
    giving levels for autism doesn't seem common now

    Whether or not someone's diagnosis includes one or more levels depends on which diagnostic manual the assessors are using.

    The US-based DSM manual does include levels. The ICD doesn't.

    Some assessors in the UK use the DSM, whilst others use the ICD. So, for people being assessed in the UK today, some will still be given levels, whilst others won't.

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  • in reply to B
    B said:
    giving levels for autism doesn't seem common now

    Whether or not someone's diagnosis includes one or more levels depends on which diagnostic manual the assessors are using.

    The US-based DSM manual does include levels. The ICD doesn't.

    Some assessors in the UK use the DSM, whilst others use the ICD. So, for people being assessed in the UK today, some will still be given levels, whilst others won't.

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