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Anyone else feels more stereotypically autistic while on stimulants?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I haven’t been formally diagnosed with autism but I definitely relate with this. My psychiatrist said it was quite likely that I was on the autistic spectrum but they don’t bother to diagnose people because there’s no real value in it, according to her

Edit: I disagree with the psychiatrist - I think an autism diagnosis definitely has value. From her perspective, there aren’t any additional treatment options available where I live (e.g. no medications, any therapy would be just as accessible without a diagnosis, etc.) and the diagnosis itself is a long, expensive process, so I can understand the reluctance, but obviously I feel like diagnosis would still be worthwhile.

[–] BackOnMyBS 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

there’s no real value in it

A formal thorough autism evaluation and diagnosis has been considerably helpful for me as now I can make sense of all of the difficulties I've had my entire life, and adjust so that I can make my life what I want it to be.

You might find the assessments at the following site helpful: https://embrace-autism.com/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, totally - I don't agree that an autism diagnosis is useless at all, I was merely quoting what the psychiatrist said to me, though the way I wrote it was confusing. Thanks for the link, I'll take a look

[–] ndr 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not formally diagnosed with autism either, but I strongly suspect it after copious amounts of research.

[–] SuddenDownpour 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you may suffer from discrimination, having an autism diagnosis is definitely useful for many contexts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, definitely. Personally I’ve got a number of other diagnoses and neurological disorders so it’s not hugely important for me but for someone who is dealing with autism a diagnosis can be hugely helpful. I apologise for my lack of clarity in the original comment, I was quoting a psychiatrist, not sharing my own beliefs.

[–] SuddenDownpour 3 points 1 year ago

No problem, I just thought the nitpick was valuable. Have a good day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I got the same response (hints of ASD Level 1, I can get formally diagnosed but even with a positive diagnosis no treatments will change).

I still need to look more into it, but my psych said that just accepting that might be the case and finding general Autism advice / coping strategies / etc (idk what to call this?) and seeing if they work for you is generally what she's seen to be helpful for people.