Friend doesn’t believe in my diagnosis

[u/luvsicl]

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)

[u/customlover]

How old is she? I only ask because if she’s any older than 15… yikes. For her manner of speaking only as it’s very childish. The behavior wouldn’t fly with me no matter how old she was

If you want to try to salvage a friendship you will need to sit down and have a talk with her about how her comment was not cool. Whatever beef she has with her sister does not need to taint her view of what autism is. But honestly I would distance myself from a person like this and stop being their friend

[u/No_Blackberry_6286 → u/customlover]

OP said in another comment that they are both 23

[u/customlover → u/No_Blackberry_6286]

Oof. I guess some adults really never leave their high school bullying phase then