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Reading about Autism has blown my mind, how have I had this many symptoms without at least looking them up atleast once. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I can barely remember everything that's blown my mind. Seeing everything that I've felt, that's made me feel so isolated from other people because I can't explain it, or they just don't understand is crazy. Especially Echolalia. I literally can't go for a few seconds without quoting something. Especially Red Dead Redemption 2. Saying "sure" has never been the same after playing that game lol. Reading through this has blown my mind. It's like reading out my thoughts. Thanks for the support.

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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

If I have almost all symptoms of Autism or ADHD but don't get diagonised, what will I miss out?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Self-diagnosing is not as reliable as a specialist giving that diagnosis as you might go into the assumption of these symptoms expecting a certain result, creating a biased judgement on yourself

    If your question is more about the point of knowing if you are on the spectrum or not, diagnosing these symptoms will also help understanding why it is happening and how to deal with them

    Not related to autism, but my gf is dyslexic. Did not get it diagnosed early enough, so she assumed she was simply not as smart as the other kids because it took her 3x longer to simply read something. That can cause some chilhood trauma and deep anxieties, but now knowing about what it is, it can help her let go of some bad memories around that and adjust some regular workflows with something that is easier for her, i.e. audiobooks, dyslexic fonts

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Well you'll still be allowed in Australia

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