What do you guys think?

Wow, I can't believe they would do such a thing to you. Damn, what pricks! In front of other people? What the hell is wrong with these people?

That'll be great! I hope your dream comes true.

What is wrong with that whole school would be a better question! The teachers weren't any better. I had one announce she was rearranging our assigned seats one day and while everyone was moving she approached me and asked "is this ok with you?". And i said "yeah why wouldnt it be?". And her response (in front of everyone) was "because autistic children can become anxious if their routine is changed". Needless to say i was at loss for words. That is one of many incidences though. Lots of teachers would go from treating me like a normal student to talking to me like a small child out of the blue, im assuming after the special ed teachers did there "checkup" or they flipped through my file.

Which its suchhhh a surprise to me that in college 1) no one talks to me like that 2) my gpa is great without any "assistance" 3) a lot more students approach me to be friends and dont treat me like i have the flipping plague

I begged and begged my parents to be reevaluted so i didnt have to deal with that stuff anymore. They would have nothing to do with it. They insisted i would "need the iep for college" and "once you get rid of it you cant get it back". Lies! Which its interesting that they were so afraid that i would be able to get rid of it if given the opportunity to go to a psychologist where i could actually speak.

They played the same game when i tried to sneak a reevaluation into one of my anxiety therapy sessions when i was 18. The therapist said it was well worth it but she would need my parents to come in to be objective. They wouldnt have it, quit paying for the sessions and told me i couldn't drive their car there anymore.

Sorry about the rant haha. Ive had no one i could tell this stuff too my whole life. Thanks for reading


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Oh my goodness! They did all that to you? I can relate a little bit to what you are going through. I have had people change their attitude towards me too after finding out I have ASD. It's true, they do treat you like a child. Worst of all is, they seem to have more of a problem with it than you, the sufferer, has. Ironic isn't it?

The thing I did is, I went and found out if my university had therapy services for students. They did, so I went on my own, totally independent from my parents. You should find out what services your college offers too. Mine was even free too. You are older than 18 and should be able to see any professional you wish without anyone's permission.

Oh, and it's a pleasure . Feel free to chat with me anytime, I'm always here for you.

Yeah, they really did. Seems almost like unreal doesn't it? That people who are supposed to be good at understanding and empathizing with others were so blind and ignorant towards me. That all it took for them to go from treating me like a human to an animal was to read two words on a sheet of paper? Like yeah I have some problems but nothing compared to what that did to me.

Which is why in the unlikely event that i do somehow make an impact in the psych world the diagnostic criteria for autism will be the first thing I will try to change. I mean seriously i read a thing on the news where people were saying that Bill Gates, Robin Williams, Hitler (lol), Britney Spears and like all these other famous people are suspected of having aspergers now. And its like really?! Yeah they all do have some rather eccentric qualities and what not, but autism? No. And if we start labeling kids like this all it will do is create a self fulfilling prophecy that will keep landing them back in therapy and on drugs, when if they had just been given a little extra love and support instead they might've went on to live good normal lives. Maybe we should invent criteria for a different disorder so kids who are borderline can get help without all the negative connotations.

And yes, thank you for all of your advice and listening. Lol. Its definitely helped me get all of this out of my head and on to paper! Ill PM you from now on unless anyone else has been reading and wants to chime in!

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Yeah, LOL, all these famous stars wanting to jump on the bandwagon. I think most of them are narcissists more than likely (no offence to NPD sufferers ).

I agree, labeling does hurt people, but mostly gives other people ammunition against you. I found people blaming my condition when I had a difference of opinion to them for example. I tell as few people as possible about it.

Sure, feel free to PM me any time.

So i guess this is just a final update to all who were interested in this thread

I decided to go the route most people go, which is to see a counselor and go from there on whether or not to seek an evaluation. Considering a lot of people who are referred often still have to struggle to get their diagnosis, i would see it as highly unlikely that i would be given one if my T didnt think i had it.

At any rate, after several sessions and some personality testing it was his opinion (PhD) that i dont fall on the autism spectrum, and that im actually quite extroverted and sociable and would do well with a career that involved working with people. Which is a relief to me, because thats what i wanna do and i only have a year left before i get my (first)degree! Also knowing that my parents and school counselors were wrong all these years, and that my view of myself has been accurate, has given me the confidence i will need to stop criticizing myself and move forward with my life.

Id like to thank you all for talking me through this ive obviously learned a lot about ASD over the course of my life, and im sure i will be returning the favor to someone in the autistic community someday when i become a psychologist!



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