Hello everyone, this is JiffyFrose here. All my life, I've noticed that I've been different. When I was a young child, my parents were worried that I had autism, and when I was tested, I was misdiagnosed as mentally ret*d. My parents knew that it wasn't the case, and they never took me back for further testing. Now, I'm a 22 year old college student going into my senior year of college. I've always noticed that I'm different than most people my age. While reexamining myself, I have come to believe that I am autistic, specifically, that I have Asperger's. My parents do not support me with trying to get a diagnosis. They believe its best to leave the subject alone. My mom told me while I have autistic tendencies, she doesn't personally believe that I'm autistic. I wish that they were supportive of me because I feel lost.
I'm struggling with whether or not I should pursue a diagnosis so I took the RAADS 14-Screen test earlier today, and the results said that it was likely that I have autism. It also said that often whenever someone gets this result, they may have Asperger's. I know that this test isn't a substitute for an actual diagnosis though. I'm still struggling with whether or not I should pursue testing of a diagnosis because I am concerned I will be misdiagnosed again.
14 Jun 2014, 4:07 pm
