Autistics have difficulty getting help for co morbids

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Autistic people are more likely to suffer anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Why is it hard for them to get help? by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University

I believe it's because of diagnostic overshadowing...
And it's not just the unaccomodating system and settings around the certainty, sensory and communication issues.

In this case, autism is being blamed for everything instead of looking for the consequences of the individual circumstances and outcomes.

Or thought all of the distressing factors are "part of autism" or it's all autism's fault.

Kinda the same as how people refuses to acknowledge that intellectual disability has very different needs from autism alone.
Kinda the same brag where one will attributes one's giftedness to autism.

Or that anxiety is autism. Or that autism is simply ADHD plus. Or autism is just depression and trauma.


They just blame it's autism -- not autism AND whatever. Or if that's the case, that whatever is "a part of autism".

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I have had trouble recognizing and describing comorbids. Art therapy helped but still didn't help with clear communication

I am very pleased to see this thread. This is an important issue that has been neglected for a long time. I think it is particularly likely that people with anxiety and/or depression or any mental health issue experience the lack of attention required to other medical issues. (When you get really old, the framework expands to "its just old age" as well). I would like to see much more investigation on the medical experiences of AS people, contrasted with that of neurotypicals; I think there may be a big gap between the two.

Its not easy to advocate for yourself against biases in the medical profession if you are "different" in any way, and the stigmatisation of AS people - though lessened now - has done great damage and still has real life impacts.

You are now dealing with most MDs these days are only interested in the least amount of work to get the most amount of money . For their few minutes of time they spend with their patients and now health plans/ Health insurance,have decided what gets treated and how much they will pay medical providers for their time per patient . There by inspiring Doctors to not investigate co- morbidities, and that is with all patients . But especially any they can blame on the patient .To cast the blame onto the patient rather then reveal their limitations on treating patients .( corporate medicine on a large scale for Profit) = mediocre Mefical for all . But older persons and those with any kind of potential mental differences . Are easiest to cast those ( Not So Professional Opinions ) upon those same people .
And if you are thinking from a Corporate Eugenic point of veiw . Those same persons might not be able to meet means requirements for gainfully employable persons . Am Sorry to share this but have watched changes in the medical establishment, due to serious health requirements due to serious old injuries when much younger. Requiring ongoing interactions with various medical professionals. Cannot believe the what I saw was medical incompetence , that I found was actually the interferance by Health insurances wishing to save money by not treating the patients with higher medical requirements . Its actually quite disgusting . Its enough to make you wonder ,What the idea of the Hippocratic Oath was all about? . Think a person whom has no experience living in your body, making a medical opinion,that you can easily tell has little or no being on ,what you known is your personsl health experience with your own body..