It seems like nothing they wrote supports their conclusion. I mean look, if you have some challenges, and you find ways to handle them, that doesn’t mean you are (or aren’t) autistic… But somehow they worked hard to ignore this key point that undercuts everything they wrote.
Or any mental illness. “I don’t have an anxiety disorder, I just have to work up the courage to go about my day and do this handful of specific things to ensure none of the things I’m worried about happen”
It seems like nothing they wrote supports their conclusion. I mean look, if you have some challenges, and you find ways to handle them, that doesn’t mean you are (or aren’t) autistic… But somehow they worked hard to ignore this key point that undercuts everything they wrote.
“I do not struggle with X. I got a system.”
One of the most telltale signs of autism.
Or any mental illness. “I don’t have an anxiety disorder, I just have to work up the courage to go about my day and do this handful of specific things to ensure none of the things I’m worried about happen”
For me it was " I don’t struggle with understanding people’s emotions"
Then it was pointed out to me that I have spent years watching people and learning how they work.
Turns out people are my trains.