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There is no f$@#ing way (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by LaResistance@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Dude, just found this comminity the other day. Being honest, I always suspected and actually acknowledged some of the traits i had and have as autistic-ish; hell, even when growing up my mom and I used to joke around about me being autistic. But time passed and learned how to "act in life" and things were left only as a joke.

Anyway, I saw here someone sharing a link to RAADS test. I said to myself, naaah this is just a bunch of people seeking for validation of the ideas they already have. Fast forward a couple days, that idea never left me and took the test (I know what you are thinking) .

I just don't know what to do with the results, honestly, I was expecting the score to be something in the realm of 100. But it is a fucking 176.

I just don't know, man...

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just scored a 179 ... I probably erred to liberally in a number of my answers, but it's not that surprising.

[–] OneDimensionPrinter@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

186 here. Already diagnosed with ADHD, so lots of overlap, but I definitely connect with a lot of things I see around about autism. I should set another appointment with my doctor for ADHD and see if he can properly test me or something. I'm like 4 months without my meds anyway, so I know I need to setup an appointment anyway.

I just don't want more "you are broken" things floating around my head. It's bad enough already.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You're not broken, you're just a way. Redheads and lefties aren't broken.

I see lots of doctors all the time, but I haven't seen one for myself in over two decades. I wonder more often if I have ADHD, or if it just seems like that due to other underlying issues.

Pretty sure I'm on the Autism spectrum, though, since my work desk monitors are lined with post-its about how to communicate with other humans.

[–] ashethursday@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Next steps in research I think would be a deep dive into your childhood behaviors, embrace-autism.org articles, and start looking around your local area to find out if there are neuropsychologists who will screen adults for diagnostic testing and if they take insurance

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago

Please get medically diagnosed.