tall-p wrote:
L_Holmes wrote:
It's kind of interesting, your response to what I said compared to what I actually meant proves my point, I have a really hard time getting people to see the point of what I do, and thus come off as trying to make excuses to do pointless things. And this is probably because I focus too much on the trivial details of the issues (like wearing a hat or losing the garage door opener) rather than just explaining the issues themselves. And as this is part of the way many people with AS think, I really believe getting a diagnosis and help from a specialist would help me.
My little point is that getting a diagnosis of ASD will not change other people's behavior towards you.
That's true. A large part of the reason I want the diagnosis is because unless I have accommodations there's no way I'll do well in college.
I do want my family to understand, and I think eventually they will, but the way I see it getting to that point will be a process, the first step of which should be getting a diagnosis. I mean, if they still think I'm making it up for the rest of my life I guess that's their problem, but I don't want to look like I'm hiding it at all, because that's what liars do, and I'm not a liar. I'm not going to go around telling everyone about it, but I'm not going to deliberately hide it, especially not from them, just to avoid conflict. They're my family and they should know about it, regardless of whether they will still treat me the same way.
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"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
- Sherlock Holmes
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25 Jul 2014, 4:23 pm
