High / Low Anxiety?

If it helps, according to the NAS: "Research varies but the consensus suggests that it might be common for around 40-50% of autistic people to receive a clinical diagnosis of anxiety":

NAS - Anxiety > Why might autistic people experience anxiety?

I have anxiety but like many probably have just taken it as part of being Autistic in an NT world , so haven't bothered to get a diagnosis. 

I had Talking Therapies for social anxiety and the weekly scores changed a little but were in the mid to high range, and I asked my therapist should I get a diagnosis to which she said "what difference would it make?" I couldn't think of a good answer to that

It's not like Autism and ADHD where I felt a diagnosis was needed and beneficial.

Anxiety is not part of the diagnosis as far as I know ? but as Bunny said it's sadly very common because of the world we live in

Jalapeno said:

Anxiety is not part of the diagnosis as far as I know ?

Just for info, anxiety is considered.

Per the NICE clinical guidelines for adult autism assessments, assessors must “take into account and assess for possible differential diagnoses and coexisting disorders or conditions” - and the specified conditions that they must consider do include anxiety disorders:

NICE - Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis and management

Just to clarify — I wasn’t saying anxiety isn’t considered in assessments. Of course it is, and NICE is clear on that.

What I meant was that anxiety isn’t part of the core diagnostic criteria for autism itself; it’s a very common co-occurring condition and something assessors need to distinguish from (or alongside) autism. That’s an important difference.

Just to clarify — I wasn’t saying anxiety isn’t considered in assessments. Of course it is, and NICE is clear on that.

What I meant was that anxiety isn’t part of the core diagnostic criteria for autism itself; it’s a very common co-occurring condition and something assessors need to distinguish from (or alongside) autism. That’s an important difference.