Denied Autism Diagnosis Despite Ticking All the Boxes

yea, I feel you. all I had done was say “hi, how are you” and smiled at this lady and she told me “I could tell you from off the bat you don’t have autism” and I was just like okay lol. as if I don’t have scripts for everytime I greet someone and say it the same exact way every time.

My best friend was in a similar situation, got denied because they "could get through school and hold a job." Ignored the fact that both of these things were not at all easy for my friend. Find another doctor. The sad reality is it's hard to get this diagnosis at an older age because you've learned coping habits, you've figured out how to make eye contact sometimes despite everything through experience. If you believe an official diagnosis will grant you access to being able to improve your life, push for it. It's sort of like saying someone never broke their leg because they've slowly figured out how to walk on it again. A ton of bullcrud. I hope you can find a legit diagnoser, but unfortunately it does take most people who arent kids multiple attempts.