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Autism Explained (2020 Rerun) (Patreon)

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2023-02-26 15:00:02
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[Rerun] Megan Wildhood explains her experience with autism to Dr. Kirk.

April 30, 2020

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Anonymous

Wow. I'm a woman and autistic adult diagnosed later in life and I had no idea other autistic folks worry about being a "monster" as Megan said. I know we often feel like aliens from another planet but I didn't realize I wasn't the only one to worry that I'm evil. I go through these phases of intense worry that I'm a psychopath or something even though everyone around me including my therapist say my behavior indicates otherwise.

Anonymous
>>102964444

I sometimes worried I have psychopathic traits too and someone actually asked if I might be on the spectrum. I never actually thought about it ever. I do have empathy I just have a kind of flat emotion and do not express emotion. But I feel I can tell when other people in my small circle are feeling emotions. Like my children for example. I am not really interested in social relationships (I think I read or heard at one point in time that Autistic people do want social relationships- Maybe from Dr. Honda even, I just can't remember for certain). My husband is sometimes surprised how I do not need friends in my life. A lot of people think I am depressed. And I really do not think I am. I am neutral about almost everything, so I do not feel like I have depression. I did take an ancestry DNA test (my brother and I did) and it said we both have a trait where we may feel less empathy than others. (My brother is way more sociable and expressive than I am. My father's ancestry is Germanic and my mother's ancestry is Slavic and Turkic. They did not say which side that trait was found. Like if it was from the paternal DNA profile or the maternal one. Well that made me worry too. But maybe since I am worried about it, maybe it means I am not? If that makes sense? Because I do care about it. :-) I have only seen a therapist when I was in the military, because I was a medic and worked with that therapist. And once my mom tried to force me to see one as a teenager. She got really annoyed when the therapist wanted to see my mom instead. Also I am currently seeing a couples therapist with my husband (we just started). We have communication problems. We both have avoidant personality styles it seems like. I probably would not see a therapist on my own if he did not want to see one. I am just introverted and don't like to chat much. I find I am way more chatty online though. lol

Anonymous

My mom and I believe my both dad and my sister might be on the spectrum. My dad’s in his 70s and pretty much set, but I really want to encourage my sister to get tested for ASD. I asked my mom what’s a good way to bring it up, and she said I can’t. She said I can only lead by example because I recently got tested for ADHD. I don’t think that’s a strong enough example though. They did give me a full neuropsychological exam, saying they wanted to get a full picture for accurate diagnosis. I was diagnosed with combination ADHD and mild major depressive disorder at age 40. The ADHD diagnosis made my whole life suddenly make sense! I think my sister could truly benefit from a similar testing, but I’d esp want them to test for ASD. I feel like my mom’s wrong, and I should bring it up to her, but I don’t know. My sister has said she thinks she has ADHD since she found out I had it, but never mentions ASD. Can I assume if she went in for ADHD testing they would also be able to detect autism if she actually is autistic? What are some good ways to broach this subject with her? We are friends, but not super close and open with our inner selves. We have a hard time getting below surface level talk.

PsychologyInSeattle
>>103771573

Hard to say. It depends on your relationship, how to broach the topic, your sister's level of internalized stigma, etc. But in general, the vast majority of people with ASD appreciate the diagnosis and nonjudgmental support.