I don't think I should be on here.

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Recently, I have seen a rise of people debating that undiagnosed people are fakers such as this post for an example. https://www.reddit.com/r/hatethissmug/c ... ed_autism/

My dad has claimed I was misdiagnosed as a toddler. I don't know why my parents never did another appointment again. It is too late now since getting an assessment cost thousands of dollars in my backward's country. (US) I do have a gut feeling I am at least neurodivergent. I have a learning disability and still struggle with social skills. I also have some fixations though I think NT can also have fixations too. I often hum which I heard is considered stimming. Had panic attacks throughout the years. Correct me if I am wrong with some of these details.

I don't know if I am allowed to be on here anymore. Maybe I don't have autism. Maybe it's something else.

I always thought it's something else in my case Like psychopathy in my childhood and schizoid personality disorder in my teenagehood. But then I found out that something like Asperger Syndrome exists... and then, back in 2003, I finally realized what it could be. Because I have practically all the symptoms that match my own symptoms exquisitely well. Even my mother who was always very embarassed with me and my weirdness, does admit it's probably ASD - even my psychologist told me during our first meeting that it's most likely Aspergers. Because what else could it be? Some months ago, I made the list of all my symptoms - it turned out it's as many as 60 symptoms that I put on it. I would be greatly surprised if it was something else. It was obvious I was not like others even when I was a toddler (things like hyperlexia, dyspraxia). The overwhelming majority of the self-diagnosed is people who are much more normal than myself. And practically everybody deals with life MUCH better than myself.

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Given that WP is welcoming to both clinically diagnosed as well as self diagnosed autistics, in addition to non-autistic individuals, I figure it doesn't really matter. If you experience the symptoms you do, then even if you aren't autistic, the symptoms are similar enough that you're still in good company.

Having a formal/official Autism diagnosis is not required to be on Wrong Planet.

Having an unofficial Autism diagnosis is not required to be on Wrong Planet.

Having a suspicion of possibly having Autism is not required to be on Wrong Planet.

CORRECTION:
<=>A polite interest in Autism is the entrance requirement expectation.
<=>A polite interest in Autism is the entrance requirement.

No matter how you answered the above, this might interest you:

https://psychology-tools.com/test/autism-spectrum-quotient

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While I do agree that autism is being overdiagnosed these days, I would never doubt anyone who says themselves they have symptoms that affect them in some way, as you know yourself more than I know you so who am I to judge a stranger on the internet about their mind lol.

I got doubted on an ADHD site. Someone asked me if I really have ADHD or if I'm just "following the trend". Um, no, I definitely have ADHD, quite severe in fact. It makes me unique and I have typical ADHD-related struggles, and as a child I had physical and emotional hyperactivity that made me a challenge for my parents.

Mine most certainly do To a VERY big extent. But I'm well used to it. If someone else could exchange their life situation for mine, they would most certainly think I'm the very queen of losers but I'm well used to the fact I'm not like others, unfortunately

You are welcome here and for the record ... I'm also neurodivergent diagnosed. But you are right, the USA is backwards and fails in comparison to other countries under T~R~U~M~P. God help us is we even get close to Rubio and Vance.

You're welcome here even without formal diagnosis.

I hope you stay.

Look at the link in my sig then decide which of us has less business here.

Don't worry, I doubt I will ever leave. This website is the more positive spaces I have been to so far. During WP's shutdown I was hanging out in a mental health forum and unfortunately I had some bad experiences on there. I've only come across one bad apple on here but it wasn't even that severe
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