@whileyouwonder: ✋I REFUSE. 👉Autism identification shouldn’t have a paywall. 👈Self identification is valid. And as an active autism assessor - I’m here to help guide you on that. 💛 #autism #neurodivergent #autismassessor #adhd
my GP rolled her eyes and said yeah it's becoming really trendy to be autistic and ADHD.
2025-03-11 06:14:17
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NeuroSparkly Home 🇦🇺 :
I love this. I know I’m autistic but I’m not paying the money for the diagnosis
2025-03-11 01:23:26
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Brittany Anne :
like they can be a clinician but it doesn’t stop my brain from being able to comprehend the DSM-5 like i’m sorry i’m intelligent??
2025-03-11 13:23:25
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QueerArtz :
I asked my gp for a autism screening test and they ignored me, when to my collage and got a self referral, gonna write it up tomorrow and send it off :D
2025-03-18 20:00:52
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Ric Moore :
What % don’t get a diagnosis from you?
2025-03-11 09:23:00
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stevieland0 :
thank you 🙏🥹
2025-03-11 01:35:28
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officialhaught :
I appreciate you.
2025-03-11 01:34:40
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bumblybee4 :
It’s too scary to get one in the US rn!
2025-03-15 06:30:32
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Can bake croissant 🍉 🇳🇿 :
I think I am but would love to feel validated by someone letting me know if I’m dreaming or not!
2025-03-11 04:11:47
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Sarah🎃💜 :
can I just say that colour dress on you makes your eyes look incredible 💚
2025-03-16 11:51:17
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݁ᛪ༙bea。𖦹 :
a lot of my family is diagnosed but i’m not. i struggle so hard w shutting down and becoming nonverbal when i try to talk to a doctor for help/diagnosis :(
2025-03-13 22:59:38
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Little Ouchies :
It’s really hard to get assessed
2025-03-12 15:39:12
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Your Mom :
Im so thankful for tiktok. I now understand that I am VERY high masking. Even tho the older I get, the harder it is to mask as well. At least I think anyway... maybe I'm gaslighting myself 😂
2025-03-17 13:50:51
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marcie dillard :
I have no doubt I am nero-divergent but I don't see the purpose in getting diagnosed at 60. It is just who I am.
2025-03-12 05:44:27
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Alister :
no like why does my psychitst not tell me what I'm dianosised with. I only found out I was dianosised with FND bc it was in the fine print of when I got dianosised with austim p1
2025-04-20 05:18:22
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dedadhola6j0 :
I get hesitant being straightforward with any health professional about what I feel like the cause of my symptoms is
2025-03-11 22:19:31
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Kate Skenno :
I paid $500 15 years ago to be told that "we don't label people but you do have all the symptoms".. WTF . I didn't pay you to not know if I have the tism or not.
2025-03-12 04:35:05
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Megalyn_the_great :
The US gatekeeps anything to do with mental health.
2025-03-19 15:42:15
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Heidi Meade :
💜💜💜
2025-03-27 00:44:48
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Kathryn :
My sweetheart only recognizes verification from a professional. Does not make my reality any less valid.
2025-03-31 17:03:46
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Nunavailabul :
why do we need to take out a mortgage to afford one?
2025-03-11 02:10:07
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Miss Missy :
I never would have realised all the "quirky" things my daughter did and said were actually signs of Austism if people didn't share theirs. And now I'm beginning to look back on my own life and behaviours and go 🤔 lol
2025-03-11 02:57:17
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kelly.anne✨🇨🇦 :
People don’t want to understand autism.
2025-03-11 19:39:14
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K L :
self diagnosis can never be more dangerous than misdiagnosis by a professional.
2025-03-12 05:14:44
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Ashe :
THANK YOU. having a smoother path will make my life easier, id also love some recommendations for what to do if your local GP doesn't believe in that stuff for females (yes. his words. flat out)
2025-03-11 00:38:38
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ashleeocean | asmr🌾🪐 :
My childrens paed told me that my middle son was not autistic “just because he has a very specific special interest in tornados & whirlpools”.. and ignored literally every other thing I brought up🫠
2025-03-11 04:31:08
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Beck Moore 🇨🇦 :
Pisses me off how many doctors diagnose people with stuff and send them on their way with no knowledge of what they were diagnosed with.
2025-03-11 01:36:24
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nannyreid6 :
The more I can learn, the more , I can pass on to my grandson's so they can navigate the world. More information better choices.
2025-03-11 04:50:10
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Puppy :
I self diagnosed lvl 2 autism for years. it helped me so much with other drs so I don't get overwhelmed. this year I got assessed. yep. lvl2 autism
2025-03-11 02:55:43
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Bottomless Belly :
one thing I am not sure of is, is there a point getting an assessment as an adult? I feel it would of done wonders for me when I was a child/teenager in school but now I have no idea 😭
2025-03-11 04:07:14
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Neurolorian :
If you don't tell people they're Zebras they will keep comparing themselves to horses and feeling like a failure. That's often where shadows come from that will convince you that you're broken.
2025-03-12 20:46:00
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Thatsbossin :
I love this. I’m never going to be formally identified but I know I’m totally out here undiagnosed 😅 thank you!
2025-03-11 03:26:20
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HILDERGOTH :
I’m so nervous that I might accidentally mislead the assessor. I’ve fully embraced that I might be nd and have implemented changes that have helped me, that I fear I might try and steer it to a
2025-03-12 06:12:25
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user3726648355 :
Had an awful experience with an assessor last week.. still upset about it 😭 gatekeeping all the way
2025-03-12 17:53:07
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AutumnRoseTV :
The whole “you shouldn’t think that you have a [insert disorder/disability] bc you might be wrong” has always rubbed me the wrong way. It’s better to go to a doctor and say “I think I have [condition]
2025-03-11 20:44:34
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Danielle Vargas :
Why is it so hard to get an evaluation.. I’ve been treated as though I’ve survived without help this long so I must not be autistic.
2025-03-12 05:08:12
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Megan | Friendly. Today Only. :
My diagnostician was pretty bad. Thanks for doing this.
2025-03-11 00:50:17
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Sophie 🌻 :
My daughter's paed basically said she doesn't have autism because "his son does some of the same behaviours but he can't be autistic"...
2025-03-11 01:34:31
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Kate 🇦🇺 :
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
2025-03-11 11:06:48
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Elle-Rose Artist :
yep it's disgusting. there is not enough money or time for the professionals to see it all and so we have to do the work ourselves. why they don't get it is so sad
2025-03-11 01:14:03
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Ash Barron :
40, just did my initial assessment. It’s indicative that I’m very neurodivergent. 3.5 year wait now for my actusl assessment. 3.5 more years of saying I suspect rather than I am
2025-03-11 17:15:09
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rainicorn_games :
I had an Autism assessment and basically got told that I have all the signs of Autism but they won't give me a diagnosis 🙃 then told me 'we suggest you look into neurodivergance' and left it at (1/2)
2025-03-11 18:40:05
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ToriaBradley :
After my assessment I was told I had traits but wouldn't be diagnosed. I read the document, they got so much wrong from what my mum and I said, even names. I lost all faith in their abilities
2025-03-13 18:24:40
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Mike Lausier :
My "specialist" said "I another comfortable diagnosing you as autistic and I am not allowed to diagnose Aspergers anymore. So I'm going to say you are just introverted".
2025-03-15 04:27:25
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Rejean Ferreira :
i fought tooth and nail against it but about a year ago it all clicked. it's just too expensive to get officialy certified. thought everyone had the same struggles but apparently people are thriving
2025-03-12 12:38:57
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Pocket :
If someone can at least know themselves and how their brain works even without diagnosis they can learn to accomodate and self accept. Live a more fulfilling life.
2025-03-11 02:15:08
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Berly :
commenting to stay here
2025-03-12 05:11:03
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Kathy Joy Daugherty Carson :
Differential diagnosis is vital. ADHD, OCD, Intellectual Disabilities, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, etc have a lot of overlap with ASD.
2025-03-12 14:56:52
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B_Amy_B ♾️🍉🍀🌻 :
💯 totally agree, the gatekeeping of information or profiting off people's disabilities is a disgusting waste of the human experience. Clearly the system is working as directed 😢
2025-03-11 01:34:48
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TheQuantumPhoenix :
🥰🥰🥰
2025-03-13 01:17:23
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sissynean :
Excellent work!!! The right to self identify is at the heart of people being the expert of themselves especially in terms of neurodiversity, finally a professional who understands 🙏
2025-03-11 11:04:12
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tiff____________________ :
I’m 32 years old, and once I found out my immediate thought was “why did no one tell me” 😂😭
2025-03-11 10:32:54
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Loulabellesjungle :
They wouldn’t even assess me because I have job where I talk to people (it’s teaching about my hyperfixation), and I have a fiancé so there’s no way I can be autistic (1)
2025-03-11 10:27:56
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coolbreeze542 :
Bring it.
2025-03-12 05:03:40
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Hellbent311 :
Im here for this! I was half diagnosed as I ran out of money through the process
2025-03-12 22:44:34
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MelDrakkar🇨🇦 :
I need someone covered by msp ir fraser health in bc. a private assessment is half what my yearly disability is
2025-03-11 01:02:45
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KittyCbuck :
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
2025-03-11 07:22:26
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Bobbies1984🇿🇦 :
I was diagnosed with ADHD but I have a lot of autistic traits as well.
2025-03-11 07:19:43
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daisy Thomas :
Thank you 💕
2025-03-12 22:21:45
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✨NeuroCreative ✨🇪🇺🇭🇷 :
💯✊🏽✨♾️
2025-03-11 06:56:56
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𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚢 ☆ :
how did you get into doing autism assessment! like what courses did you do since im very interested in jt :)
2025-03-13 13:23:07
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