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How do I convince my mom I need an AS specific therapist?

WereBear said:
By always being honest with yourself you will do yourself more good even if the therapist is not that helpful.
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The problem with forced misdiagnosis is being prescribed a course of therapy that not only does not help, but may even prove to be harmful down the road (such as unnecessary exposure to medicinal side effects).

I ran into a number of quacks who would demand that I exchange my 2E diagnosis for that of Schizo-Affective Disorder.* The latter requires psychotropic drugs where the former does not.

An autism specialist can still determine if there are co-morbid conditions to be treated, but they are less likely to prescribe them unnecessarily.

*It is a common misdiagnosis of such.
 
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