Well, as a student you are now learning something that maybe these tests only are addressing many different possibles and cannot be attributed or a way to just specify one abnormality.

You have also discussed the disagnosis that you have been given as being PTSD along with other disorders that most likely came from the PTSD or actually the abusive or tramatic occurances that lead to the diagnosis of PTSD.

So what you may be seeing is one way this specific group of tests can show some kind of disablity that comes from the condition called PTSD.
As a student you must realize the effects that childhood abuse or trauma can have on the abilities of the brain learning in a normal way. Depending on the abuse/trauma and age of the victim there are various coping methods that arise, even future inabilities to deal with situations in a somewhat normal process are infact effected.

Perhaps you can look at it as a similarity that may occur in other learning disabilities. Even different learning disabilites can produce difficulty in the process of relating to issues later on in life. As those with learning disabilities are treated differently growing up and sometimes are even themselves traumatized in certain ways for having a learning disability.

I don't think there is any absolute here within these tests. Now I also have PTSD but I do not have the same disorders as you. I am considered very intelligent but I do know that I did not grow up being able to apply this intelligence in a normal way. Who knows what my scores on those tests would be or if they would even be an accurate way to diagnose me. Now my daugther has dislexia that possibly be carried by not only my husband (who also has dislexia)
but by my side of the genetic picture (brother had possible ADHD however there are many extremely intelligent gifted ancestors in my genetic background). My daughter was not abused and she is considered extremely intelligent inspite of her disability. My daughter has a much better way of dealing with and managing life issues in relations and abilities in spite of her dislexia and has made great progress in acomplishments and compensating for her dislexia.

To be honest, I don't think we can really generalize it as it really depends on the individual experiences and conditions that result in PTSD. I certainly wouldn't let it upset you and go looking for some other issue that does not really exist in you. In fact you do have to consider that PTSD vicitims are really very confused already about themselves and often are not only misunderstood by others but even by themselves.

I really think that you need to consult with a professional that can direct you to better understanding what this really means. There may be some kind of learning disability present as well, which would be good to know but don't let yourself do a self diagnosis based on those tests.

To give you and example. My brother was the vicitim of abuse in many ways. I really believe that he did have ADHD to start that went undiagnosed at the time, as back then it was not recognized. So he did express behaviors that were addressed by punishments from not only his parents but by other students and even his teachers. Now he has three children that have learning disabilities dislexia, ADHD, or even ADD.

So here is that other element that I was trying to describe. Yes there can also be a learning disability present along with the PTSD. But, those tests may not really be accurate in that as in my bothers case he was abused as well so now it is more complex than trying to base those tests and seeing brain damage or Autisum or not.

No, there are just too many variables to consider. So you have to relax and not jump to conclusions. You really have to make sure that you are consulting someone with a much better knowlege in what these tests are.
Personally, I don't think that they are going to be a real means to and end or true diagnosis. I would think that you would have to just consider your scores and go from there but you really have to consider that there are in fact many different variables.

I do hope you do continue to see a therapist. I know you are studying psycology but make sure you keep yourself in check.

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