Meme: Screenshot of microblog post by @alanjack replying to @fotchi.
Caption: I still don't know why part of autistic/adhd diagnosis isn't putting you in a room with someone already diagnosed and seeing how quickly you bond.
this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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thinking you're smarter than trained and qualified professionals just makes you have honorary Internet autism
I don't think I am smarter? When I was done, he literally told me that I met the criteria, but that he thought my symptoms were for other reasons he refused to elaborate on. I checked with my therapist, who was the one who referred me, and she confirmed that that isn't how it works, and that the evaluator didn't understand how the criteria were supposed to be graded.
Do you happen to be a woman?
I had doctors ignore my formal tests and diagnosis to decide within 10 minutes of meeting me that I can't possibly have ADHD.
Then again, maybe it was just your turn with his God complex
I am not a woman, but I am a trans man, which he knew as part of my medical history. I have considered if that was a factor, but I am honestly chalking it up to general incompetence given his explanations of criteria and what he would consider an acceptable answer.
For example, me having sensory issues that lead to me sometimes being unable to wear socks didn't count because I was able to wear different types of socks, and even prefer different types depending on the day. According to him, I would need to have a single, strong preference for a type of sock. According to everyone else I have asked about it, the point of the question is that neurotypical people don't have days where they can't wear a certain sock or they will be unable to focus on anything else until they take it off.
I'm a "professional" at the top of my field - there are absolutely stupid people up here with me.
"Testing well" isn't "critical thinking."