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>>I’ve noticed a lot of people self-diagnosing themselves >>with autism all over social media. > >Quick question- is it evident that all of these are people >actually diagnosing themselves, or are people talking about it >and you’re assuming it’s a self-diagnosis?
Some are were diagnosed by a physician, however the 'a lot' I'm mentioning are people who have self-diagnosed. A young cousin self-diagnosed based on her partner who was diagnosed by a physician. If you try to ask them 'what makes you so sure?', they state common themes that most anyone does. To some degree I blame their mom for placing munchausen syndrome on them and having them and all siblings diagnosed at a young age for whatever could put an extra buck in her pocket and take off the pressure of actually parenting.
>Personally, I’ve heard people say “I think I’m >autistic”, but usually in a way that suggests thinking out >loud more than an actual self diagnosis. > >I do see it with things like OCD a lot, but it’s often >pretty clear that they don’t have any real understanding of >actual OCD. I.E, “OMG I’m so OCD, I can’t stand not >having a clean house”. > >Point being, I see those tendencies, but I also don’t know >whether most people who say such things have actual diagnosis.
It's become a catchy thing to say. > > >>also we’re probably all on the spectrum on some level. > >I mean, maybe. > >But there are degrees to things, and statements like this come >across as dismissive to people who are on the spectrum in ways >that present significant challenges. > >Most of us experience similar things (obviously there are >outliers and situations that are specific to a given >demographic). Because of those commonalities, we could easily >reduce most things to a low common denominator somewhere on >the chain and present things as though everyone is on even >footing. > >I’m not saying that’s your intent, but that’s the net >effect. > >Three people can have (pick a diagnosis/challenge) and each >can have a decidedly different experience set of challenges. >Just my perspective.
I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but the autism spectrum by level(high functioning/low functioning) is not well de-fined. Could it be there's certain areas of the spectrum many of us fit in at various times of our lives? Can one grow out or receive therapy to overcome autism? When it comes to masking, based on society aren't we all trained in some way on how present ourselves in certain settings? I know this comes off as we all have it, but there seems to be a push online for anyone that wants to claim it to self-diagnose from the comfort of their computer or phone.
There's also a push for those who are or claim neurodiversity to be part of a minority subculture or movement that is discriminated against. I honestly have never heard of anyone who had autism or any neurodivergent person being discriminated against, let me also say that those leading this movement appear mainly white women.
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