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latency
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31 Mar 2020, 1:27 am

Good news: My psychologist says I don't have autism/aspergers
Specifically she said that I may have some symptoms but not the diagnosis.

Bad news: That means I'm leaving this platform.

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Joe90
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31 Mar 2020, 2:36 am

latency wrote:

Good news: My psychologist says I don't have autism/aspergers
Specifically she said that I may have some symptoms but not the diagnosis.

Bad news: That means I'm leaving this platform.

Just because you found out you are not on the spectrum doesn't mean you have to leave WP.

:wink:

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31 Mar 2020, 3:02 am

Yes indeed, Joe90 is right. There's no reason at all to leave our WP because of that. We don't only have folk here who are 100% on the spectrum.

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31 Mar 2020, 4:02 am

latency wrote:

Good news: My psychologist says I don't have autism/aspergers
Specifically she said that I may have some symptoms but not the diagnosis.

Bad news: That means I'm leaving this platform.

No reason to leave this platform.
The only requirement for WP members is respect to the autistic community.
If you relate to experiences of autistic people here, your contribution is most welcome and you can benefit from contribution of others here.
You're welcome to stay.

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latency
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08 Apr 2020, 1:32 pm

Joe90 wrote:

latency wrote:

Good news: My psychologist says I don't have autism/aspergers
Specifically she said that I may have some symptoms but not the diagnosis.

Bad news: That means I'm leaving this platform.

Just because you found out you are not on the spectrum doesn't mean you have to leave WP.

:wink:

thanks, will try to stay. Though I have a lot of studying to do.

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envirozentinel
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08 Apr 2020, 1:36 pm

Best wishes for your studies. A balance between work and play is healthy, so visit us from time to time as you're doing now.

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Sahn
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08 Apr 2020, 1:41 pm

Is your psychologist an autism specialist or psychiatrist?

latency
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12 Apr 2020, 12:26 pm

domineekee wrote:

Is your psychologist an autism specialist or psychiatrist?

I have a CBT psychologist and a psychiatrist.

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Sahn
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12 Apr 2020, 1:03 pm

Psychologists don't usually autism assessments.

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12 Apr 2020, 1:54 pm

domineekee wrote:

Psychologists don't usually autism assessments.

I think that they do sometimes

However, I'm not sure whether they are able to diagnose

I was diagnosed by a Psychiatrist

Perhaps different countries have different protocols?

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