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.

[u/mvea]

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

[u/kindnesskangaroo]

I’m sorry to hear that. If it’s as severe as it was for me, I really suggest you make arrangements or something before your body decides for you. Because it will eventually until you’re disabled physically, too. I didn’t have the stability or support at the time either. My husband and family used to tell me all the time, “Of course people don’t want to go to work, you’re not alone. Suck it up and stop being dramatic.” So I thought I was just struggling with something everyone else dealt with easily (this was not it by the way and contributed major harm both mentally and physically). I thought everyone wanted to literally die when they woke up every morning and had this awful knot in their chest that never went away and were constantly nauseous, exhausted and miserable at their jobs. It wasn’t until I was hospitalized anyone took me seriously, but by then the damage was done.

On a brighter note after almost a decade of recovery and equipped with what a new normal looks like for me, I am stepping back into the academic sphere to finally and hopefully finish college. I was worried the sense of dread I always felt that made me want to throw up when faced with structure and constraint would return but it hasn’t so far and that’s been a relief. It gives me hope that maybe I can piece together som semblance of a life that isn’t dependent solely on government assistance, which would be a privilege and blessing.

[u/VGSchadenfreude → u/kindnesskangaroo]

I’m trying, but literally everything costs money that I just don’t have.