r/comics • u/radfilth • Jul 31 '26

OC Some Medical "Professionals" Be Like [OC]

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u/dumn_and_dunmer Aug 01 '26

A medical professional told me I couldn't be autistic because I was very coherent.

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u/Eeveeborg Aug 01 '26

One told my mom when I was little after a test that I couldn't be autistic because "she checks all the boxes but just look at her, she clearly doesn't have it!"

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u/Violet_Nightshade Aug 01 '26

Sounds like she was in denial and didn't want to acknowledge that her child falls into a group she seems as mentally disabled.

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u/Eeveeborg Aug 01 '26

My mom thought that sounded like BS but ah, she's a medical expert, probably knows what she's talking about...
Now we're struggling to get me tested for autism years later because that's usually something diagnosed in childhood and I am past that point. My doctor told us that she could refer us, but I likely would not get accepted for testing because of my age.

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u/SelfInvestigator Aug 01 '26

I have gotten retested like 3 times in my life, it is absolutely not just something that happens in childhood. I am in my 30’s and just got reevaluated due to needing documentation that had gone missing.

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u/trdybo Aug 01 '26

Depends on the country and/or local medical system. I was in a similar boat.

Edit: And I work in medical