• Chewget
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    23 days ago

    Doctors can’t, it takes a several appointments with a psychologist (or psyc through therapist) to be sure before making a diagnosis. You don’t need to go to a specialist either

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      23 days ago

      You don’t need to go to a specialist, but it definitely helps. I’ve had therapists deny my childhood autism diagnosis because they have no clue what to look for in a masking individual.

      Psych through a therapist is cheaper and easier in my experience.