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Autistic girl community 4d
officially got my diagnosis today and struggling :/ happy to have answers but i’m 23, why did i test negative before twice and why did the medical system fail when i clearly showed signs since childhood i feel so behind and wish i had resources then
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Anonymous 4d

if you don’t mind me asking, how did you go about getting tested?

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Anonymous 2d

A diagnosis is a diagnosis, it doesn’t make you any less valid or loved! Something that helped me a lot is finding a therapist to talk to, you don’t even have to really try to “fix” and issues, just talking really helps!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2d

i was tested twice in my teen years! but at the time, my parents were separating and i had to move a lot, so my screeners thought i just had depression/anxiety, etc. last fall my therapist told me their facility offers screening so i thought i’d try one more time

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 15h

the “adult autism diagnosis” is fake lol. It’s called, you gotta get over yourself.

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