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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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  • For a great deal of time Autism has been mistaken for Trauma. 
    from my research and understanding NT psychology, there seem to be a few fundamental differences which contribute to autistic experience of being misunderstood and misrepresented. 

    Monotropism is a great place to start, but I believe it may be found to be link between Au and ADHD. Trauma can cause disruption with language and executive function, which then appears Autistic but a NT will be able to work through and “overcome”. And the final bit is an inability to dull the senses the same. 

    Autistic perspective is based on something that might be similar to Right Brain thinking but without the ability to ever really play along with NT language in real time or without conscious effort, which is fine. Making an effort for the sake of another is just as valid as doing a thing that’s polite without knowing why. 

    These 4 things might be good to examine. I have a feeling this may be more common until the differences are sorted out with NT Clinicians who have yet to listen to Autistic Doctors, researchers and practitioners. 

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  • For a great deal of time Autism has been mistaken for Trauma. 
    from my research and understanding NT psychology, there seem to be a few fundamental differences which contribute to autistic experience of being misunderstood and misrepresented. 

    Monotropism is a great place to start, but I believe it may be found to be link between Au and ADHD. Trauma can cause disruption with language and executive function, which then appears Autistic but a NT will be able to work through and “overcome”. And the final bit is an inability to dull the senses the same. 

    Autistic perspective is based on something that might be similar to Right Brain thinking but without the ability to ever really play along with NT language in real time or without conscious effort, which is fine. Making an effort for the sake of another is just as valid as doing a thing that’s polite without knowing why. 

    These 4 things might be good to examine. I have a feeling this may be more common until the differences are sorted out with NT Clinicians who have yet to listen to Autistic Doctors, researchers and practitioners. 

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