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Old Nov 08, 2013, 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Supanova View Post
Thats interesting that you are both autistic and do it, I have often related very well to my autistic clients, but on asking my pdoc if its possible I am on the spectrum she sounded pretty definite with her "No". I do wonder if I share traits though, is that even possible? Thanks for the replies
It's possible to share traits with any disorder. Many people have characteristics of mental disorders, but it takes a certain amount of them for a extended period of time to confirm a diagnosis. For instances, I tend to dissociate during extreme stress, but I don't have a dissociative disorder.
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