I wish someone told 15 year old us that the reason we got defensive about having ADHD (inattentive type) and got offended about Autism exclusive things is because we didn’t have ADHD. We just had undiagnosed ASD / a misdiagnosis for 3 years, lol. I still see this happen with people who either self diagnosed ADHD or are possibly misdiagnosed with it. If you’re mad that you have traits or behaviors or want to use terms that are Autism exclusive, it’s because you’re Autistic!!
If you wonder about autistic traits I highly recommend taking this! It’s the RAADS-R, which is the Diagnostic scale used to diagnose autism!
And on that note, diagnosis is a privilege. I am privileged to be diagnosed!!! I don’t understand the gatekeepy behavior of the Autistic diagnosis / label. If someone has educated themself, and believes that based on that research they are autistic and unable to afford or receive diagnosis… who cares! Let them.






