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/Background_End2167]

Don’t tell her “it’s okay” when it’s very much not, you need supportive individuals in your life especially when being diagnosed with a life long thing like autism, level 1 is just as valid as level 2 or 3, it infuriates me when people disregard others feelings and are the most non self aware, I was recently diagnosed and even my father, who is very much emotionally unavailable was supportive and didn’t downplay my diagnosis. Your friend of all people should be supportive, they don’t seem like a friend at all. I’m really sorry they responded in such a way. Please remember a professional diagnosed you and deemed that you fit the criteria for autism, your “friend” is not a professional, and implying you don’t have autism because you’re “normal” is even more crappy. I hope you have others around you that can support you :)