r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 5d ago

Neuroscience New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-online-self-reports-may-not-accurately-reflect-clinical-autism-diagnoses/
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u/CovidThrow231244 5d ago

Im very grateful for your edit. Since I think you well covered the gaps in what you first expressed. It sucks to feel insecure in ny self diagnosis, but also I have a hilarious number of things that tick the "yes" column and it's absurd for me to not feel valid. Like for so many reasons I won't get into here, I know I have autism. But how do I usefully cope with my autistic existence? That's something I don't know how to get past. So here I remain NEET and terminally online.

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u/This-Author-362 4d ago

You could consider me terminally online since the early 2000's, hanging out in mIRC chats and finding myself in random Ventrillo servers. Definitely seeing and hearing things no 9 year old at that age should.

I think with the rapid advancement of the internet and the advent of social media a lot of our minds have been robbed and corrupt by wrong morals and beliefs on what it means to be happy. If you are ever struggling and want to vent tI can always lend my ear, even if you just need someone to listen.