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Misdiagnosis

Tina

I have an official diagnosis of autism but the last couple of years I've been wondering if the diagnosis is wrong. I don't have difficulty with social interaction and I make friends easily. I do struggle with making eye contact but I only seem to exhibit a few autistic symptoms. I'm wondering if I just have generalised anxiety disorder as anxiety is what I struggle with most of all. I know there not a lot I can do about this it's just a question I keep asking myself now. At the start of September I'll be starting my first job, I'm hopeful it will be a success. I already did a trial day a few months back and I did really well, chatted, laughed and shook hands. I was fine, a little anxious admittedly but I coped. 

I feel a bit of a fake now though I'm aware I could still be autistic but I do feel that I might not be. Does anyone know any online tests that could give me a good idea if I am autistic or not?

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  • Tina said:
    I have an official diagnosis of autism but the last couple of years I've been wondering if the diagnosis is wrong.

    Did you take a RAADS test as part of your diagnosis? It tends to be pretty accurate in identifying autism and alongside the other tests the prychiatrist / psychotherapist would have performed, it should be fairly accurate.

    Please remember that autism is a spectrum of traits / symptoms and you may have only some of these. The criteria to be autistic is to have a certain number of the symptoms but not necessarily all.

    We also tend to have a feeling of imposter syndrome that can extend to our diagnosis as well. It seems to stem from feelings of low self worth that are drummed into us from not quite fitting in or "knowing the rules" when growing up.

    If you have concerns still then I recommend speaking with a therapist with a good knowledge of autism and they should be able to help you work through either accepting it or working our if it is a different condition you have that shares symptoms with autism.

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  • Tina said:
    I have an official diagnosis of autism but the last couple of years I've been wondering if the diagnosis is wrong.

    Did you take a RAADS test as part of your diagnosis? It tends to be pretty accurate in identifying autism and alongside the other tests the prychiatrist / psychotherapist would have performed, it should be fairly accurate.

    Please remember that autism is a spectrum of traits / symptoms and you may have only some of these. The criteria to be autistic is to have a certain number of the symptoms but not necessarily all.

    We also tend to have a feeling of imposter syndrome that can extend to our diagnosis as well. It seems to stem from feelings of low self worth that are drummed into us from not quite fitting in or "knowing the rules" when growing up.

    If you have concerns still then I recommend speaking with a therapist with a good knowledge of autism and they should be able to help you work through either accepting it or working our if it is a different condition you have that shares symptoms with autism.

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