Ok, I started talking therapy for a number of issues. I didn’t expect an autism specialist lol, but I didn’t expect to hear this in the first 10 minutes:
Oh, but you sound very able.
You must have it really mild.
Me: there’s no such thing as mild autism, you either have autism or you don’t.
oh, so you don’t have it then.
Me: Yes! I am autistic, I have a diagnosis. I’m pointing out that you cannot get a diagnosis if you don’t meet all the criteria and if it doesn’t affect how you live your life each day.
I can’t be bothered to outline the rest. But putting that aside, it was good to air some things I’ve otherwise never spoken about.
