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Recent content by CynthiaC

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    Loving kindness

    What motivates me to do something is the feeling I get...I like knowing I could have made someone's day, or that I put something good out there in the world 'paying it forward.' I don't even expect a response...although, I think my ego gets tied up when I begin something as a kind intention...
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    Do your friends/family doubt your diagnosis?

    Totally get that. As a clinician (Speech and language) mother of a daughter with ASD, and a suspected self-diagnosis of ASD myself...I can say what I see from my vantage points. Clinicians often don't see the "weird stuff we need help on" because it doesn't often pop up in a clinician's...
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    Hello and...guidance for self-diagnosis?

    The cost for my daughter's diagnosis is par for the course here in Northern California (near San Francisco). Even a little cheaper than what the 'city' costs. Totally nuts. I did shop around to 3 different clinicians and they were all the same. Because of her age, it was important some of...
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    Hello and...guidance for self-diagnosis?

    I think I had some early indicators...but I'm also unclear on that...my mom did say I used to like to line toys up in mirrors of themselves, but that's really all I know. I'll have to delve deeper. And yes, being odd is not the best indicator, for sure! So far so good with this forum. Thank you!
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    Do your friends/family doubt your diagnosis?

    It's a big world out there...I don't know how to articulate this but what I see is that not enough people know about the spectrum of autism for many reasons: 1. Doctors, researchers, clinicians got it wrong. It can look different in girls, and high functioning has a whole range of abilities...
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    Hello and...guidance for self-diagnosis?

    It is an important journey, yes. Simply getting a diagnostic evaluation is no as simple as it should be. My insurance doesn't cover and I had to pay out of pocket for my daughter, nearly $5,000! But I will be asking more questions of her clinician, for certain. I strongly suspect my mom...
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    Hello and...guidance for self-diagnosis?

    Yes, thank you. I will look for more books by women with autism. I am certainly familiar in many ways with women with autism, as I work in that field. It feels strangely familiar yet different to be on this side. At any rate, I feel very fortunate to be here and to be uncovering this path...
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    Hello and...guidance for self-diagnosis?

    Hello community! I am a 46 year old female who has a daughter newly diagnosed with autism and ADHD (she is almost 11). I'm also a Speech-Language Pathologist, and I'm feeling more and more like I could self-diagnose for autism, maybe even ADHD. But I feel like such an imposter! Or maybe I'm...
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