[Ryan358]

I've been telling my parents for a while how I suffer from horrible social anxiety, but lately they're convinced I'm autistic. I don't know what to do, because it's getting on my nerves. The way they're talking to me and everything as if I have aspergers.

And they made a new years resolution to stop eating gluten (so we don't have any more gluten food in the house)... I'm convinced it's because of me, because of the whole gluten and autism subject. I actually want to be gluten free, so I'm not opposed to it... but it's the idea of what might be behind the decision that makes me really upset.

I don't know what to do, and it's really making me suffer, because now I'm doubting myself with everything I do because I can't get the idea out of my head.

[kaliope]

i answered your other post......

[CosmicRose]

Sit down with them and say we need to talk. Have a one on one heartfelt conversation with them. Explain to them the way they're treating you and the way they have convinced themselves that you're autistic is really making you upset and doubt yourself even more, explain to them that it is not autism it is anxiety and they should be helping you overcome your anxiety, not self-diagnosing you with autism.
Explain to them that you do not have autism and that they are really hurting your feelings by the way they're treating you now. Tell them everything you just told us. Only you need to do it in a way that really gets both of their attention, like sitting down with them and saying something like "I really need to talk to you mom and dad."