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^i found this post while searching for autism blogs and it was quite thought provoking for me although i didnt agree with it.
the writer thinks its a bad idea to self diagnose with anything including autism and is quite ranty and certain about it, aparently shes a pyschology student from what i can make out- typically many of them think theyre qualified shrinks when they become a student of the profession.
do you think self diagnosis of autism is wrong and causes trouble for people who diagnosed? i dont agree with her.
people who are autistic but undiagnosed are usually good researchers and have the logical mind to detatch themselves from the traits and difficulties in order to self diagnose,so i take people who self diagnose with autism in the same way i take people diagnosed,ive only come across one person in the 15 odd years of being in the online autism and disability community; who had self diagnosed and ended up diagnosed with something else that i cant remember,however he related to the ASD traits greatly so he should have stayed as it helped him;and he could still have been autistic anyway as he had the 'female presentation' rather than 'male presentation' which might have skewed his assessment, but the unfortunate guy was very upset at the diagnosis and felt like a liar to us all and disappeared.
i think the only way self diagnosis can be bad is if people take on traits they dont have or if they convince themselves they have it so much,and make it part of their identity/culture but end up diagnosed with something different-that would be a massive shock to their mental health and identity.
^i found this post while searching for autism blogs and it was quite thought provoking for me although i didnt agree with it.
the writer thinks its a bad idea to self diagnose with anything including autism and is quite ranty and certain about it, aparently shes a pyschology student from what i can make out- typically many of them think theyre qualified shrinks when they become a student of the profession.
do you think self diagnosis of autism is wrong and causes trouble for people who diagnosed? i dont agree with her.
people who are autistic but undiagnosed are usually good researchers and have the logical mind to detatch themselves from the traits and difficulties in order to self diagnose,so i take people who self diagnose with autism in the same way i take people diagnosed,ive only come across one person in the 15 odd years of being in the online autism and disability community; who had self diagnosed and ended up diagnosed with something else that i cant remember,however he related to the ASD traits greatly so he should have stayed as it helped him;and he could still have been autistic anyway as he had the 'female presentation' rather than 'male presentation' which might have skewed his assessment, but the unfortunate guy was very upset at the diagnosis and felt like a liar to us all and disappeared.
i think the only way self diagnosis can be bad is if people take on traits they dont have or if they convince themselves they have it so much,and make it part of their identity/culture but end up diagnosed with something different-that would be a massive shock to their mental health and identity.