Hi Gale,

Many therapists have very outdated ideas about autism, and especially autistic women, so it’s possible she doesn’t realise that her information is no longer correct. Many people self-diagnose and then search for answers as though they have a diagnosis. This is largely due to misunderstanding around what autism is and how it presents.

Perhaps you could ask your therapist to read one of the articles you have so identified with? The thing is, that we don’t know when our understanding is out of date. I thought I knew quite a lot about autism, because I worked in a residential care home when I was in my twenties, but actually, my ideas were incredibly out of date, until just before I was diagnosed.

Good luck!