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How do I get undiagnosed with Asperger's?

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Hi, I'm a 24 YO man. I was diagnosed as a child and would like to get undiagnosed for a couple of reasons, firstly job prospects (I've always wanted to join the Army, which you can't do if you've got Asperger's, but you can if you can get yourself undiagnosed). Also, and I don't want to offend anyone, but I don't want the stigma of having it, I'd rather officially not have it, even if I do really, which I'm not sure about. They were saying at one point that I might not have it. Again, not trying to offend anyone, but I'm not one of these people who is proud of it, I respect other people's opinions, but to be honest I personally find having it embarrassing, even though I don't tell people, and I'd like to be "normal", at least officially. Anyway, how would I go about doing this, and how easy/difficult would it be? Thanks in advance.

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  • The only way to be 'undiagnosed' really would be if the original assessment was genuinely in error. And that, I assume, would take another assessment to establish.

    We are after all either autistic or not. And if you are, you can't change that.

    That said the advice below about the army considering applicants on a case by case basis is good. There are autistic qualities you might have which are of use in some army roles

    On the subject of friends and relationships...we are all different. I have both. Socially gauche as I am, my autism never stopped me having relationships. For some of us it's a matter of brain over interoception to work out what we feel, or brain over the ability to intuit what others feel. Ok an with an occasional apology here and there when I stuck my size 6s in it, or didn't follow the conversational thread, lol. But, we can and do have friends, you know. 

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  • The only way to be 'undiagnosed' really would be if the original assessment was genuinely in error. And that, I assume, would take another assessment to establish.

    We are after all either autistic or not. And if you are, you can't change that.

    That said the advice below about the army considering applicants on a case by case basis is good. There are autistic qualities you might have which are of use in some army roles

    On the subject of friends and relationships...we are all different. I have both. Socially gauche as I am, my autism never stopped me having relationships. For some of us it's a matter of brain over interoception to work out what we feel, or brain over the ability to intuit what others feel. Ok an with an occasional apology here and there when I stuck my size 6s in it, or didn't follow the conversational thread, lol. But, we can and do have friends, you know. 

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