[8thstreetbungalow]

Posting from phone.

So a specialist said I have autism and my t can see it too. But my psychiatrist don't agree and said it sounded more like avoidandant per. Is it even important to socialize properly if you can be successful without

[Travelinglady]

Hi! Are you successful without socializing? And are you happy the way you are, for whatever reason?

It sure is frustrating when mental-health professionals don't agree on a diagnosis. You might want to read in the related forums here to see which diagnosis seems more accurate to you.

[Lexi232]

I had a pdoc that would keep taking the diagnosis off of me everytime it was placed back on. Finally i had a psychologist who "put her foot down" and told the pdoc she had higher ground on the diagnosis, and that it was going to stay.

But through this, i had things such as agoraphobia placed on. which seems kind of simliar to what the pdoc is doing in your case. she/he may be focusing on only a few symptoms, and not taking a look at the bigger picture. It's also possible that the pdoc isn't knowledgeable in autism.

[CompleteNerd]

Originally Posted by 8thstreetbungalow

Posting from phone.

So a specialist said I have autism and my t can see it too. But my psychiatrist don't agree and said it sounded more like avoidandant per. Is it even important to socialize properly if you can be successful without

Try to get some real tests done, instead of taking too seriously the casual opinions of some docs. Every doc will try to classify you on their own frame of refernce.

[Hellion]

Probably not if you can be successful without, but then would you be happy? Then again not sure there is one specific way to socialize properly. Is it really improper to socialize differently than normal people...especially if you keep in mind how you could be effecting others and try and be civil/polite? I guess a lot of people still reject people if they come off as 'unusual' which can cause quite a lot of mental pain if one is sensative to rejection and being judged and such. I mean I am on the spectrum, still manage to have positive social interactions...but I cannot like act convincingly normal or mask some of the unusual things like lack of eye contact.