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Eitan_Zohar comments on Misdiagnosed Asperger's syndrome is ruining my life. - Less Wrong
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You are taking the outside view. Look, I know- I know- that I operate and behave as a perfectly normal person. The psychiatrists I go to even ask me if I can understand subtle humor because they have no way to see that there is anything wrong with me.
My parents had me diagnosed as a kid in order to get me into special classes, because I couldn't stand regular school. I haven't just been diagnosed with Asperger's, but OCD and ADHD as well.
If someone ASKS you if you can understand subtle humor that is a strong sign you have something weird going on with you.
Nah, they're just messin' up with you. whoosh!
Perhaps so, but the outside view is all that the IDF psychiatrist had to go on. It sounds like he wasn't presented with any concrete evidence that you're a good fit for the military, so his choice doesn't seem altogether unreasonable. Of course this doesn't really apply if you did show up with something more than your childhood diagnosis, say, some recent evals from the psychiatrists you've been going to.
I did.