How to Talk to Your Psychiatrist About Autism Diagnosis

It’s very common for people w/ our conditions to be misdiagnosed. How can I bring up the topic of autism to my psychiatrist?

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moonman

2y ago

Im both. Just bringing it up and asking if you can explain why you think you have it and why it would benifet you to find out

ThatOneNerd

2y ago

I have been working on this myself. I brought it up with my psychiatrist and she was really dismissive. I have a therapist too and im going to talk to him about it tomorrow.

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