Autistic girl community on Sidechat | my parents are a little weird about when i ask about if i specifically was diagnosed with autism at 4 and i know it’s hard to diagnose that young but i’m almost positive i do have it and based on what my doctor say is it bad i don’t want to get re tested

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my parents are a little weird about when i ask about if i specifically was diagnosed with autism at 4 and i know it’s hard to diagnose that young but i’m almost positive i do have it and based on what my doctor say is it bad i don’t want to get re tested

Anonymous 1d

when my doctors said “you have the accommodations you need at school (adhd) why do you want to get tested for autism?”😀

Anonymous 1d

(also to add i would be high functioning if i do have it and as a woman)

Anonymous 15h

i was like halfway diagnosed at that age because i was mute and also autism runs in my family so it wasn’t surprising. but wasn’t officially diagnosed bc i actually fell in the gap between asperger’s syndrome and autism. so i’ve just been chilling w just my adhd diagnosis and i think im ok w that. i know i am impacted by symptoms of autism but i dont feel the need for an “official” diagnosis to tell me something i alr know

Anonymous 20h

Wait sorry im not exactly following 🤣 but do you have adhd or autism ?

Anonymous

#1 19h

probably both

Anonymous

OP 17h

I was wondering cause we could be in a similar situation. I have diagnosed adhd as a child and I have school accommodations and I’m almost positive I have autism (it’d be high functioning) and I feel like my parents get a little weird when I bring up autism testing and possible diagnosis and treatment

Anonymous

#2 15h

like tbh there’s not much a psychiatrist or psychologist can do if you have a diagnosis other than just infantilize you tbh. i found a therapist who’s understanding of my “possibly autism?” situation and so i am just rocking w that

Anonymous

#1 11h

apparently what might have happened was i was diagnosed at 4 but then the elementary school (not even mine) was like no it’s adhd but all my friends who are autistic (which is a few) tell me they think i have it