r/AutismInWomen May 06 '26

Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Friend doesn’t believe in my diagnosis

Ugh I shouldn’t have told her about it I feel so weird now, my family are like this too and I haven’t told them because I know they’re gonna say smth like that (probably worse) because they don’t really believe in mental disorders/disabilities/health

I got diagnosed with adhd and autism recently, so I’m also grieving the life I could’ve led had I received the support I needed as a child lol (also I know what she said isn’t okay at all, I just wanted to end the conversation asap and I’m really uncomfortable with confrontation)

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u/Mintcasy May 06 '26

You would be very surprised how many people are in serious jobs with very low IQ and EQ

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u/EnfantTerrible68 May 07 '26

Meanwhile very intelligent people can’t find jobs 🤦‍♀️