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Madeline
Madeline asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 2 months ago

How can I get tested for Autism without my parents knowing?

When I was little my mother thought I had SPD. Didn't get me tested.

A few months ago I was having some food texture issues, and my brother goes, "do you have autism?" in the usual brotherly snot-like way. And my dad said that I could, because I have other symptoms, but they won't get me tested because they don't want to know.

But I want to know because if I do have autism, even though it won't change me, at least I'll have an explanation for everything I hate about myself.

I'm 18 (I know I could get tested on my own), but I have no money and I'm on my parents' insurance. Do I really have to wait years until I can afford it myself?

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  • Anonymous
    1 month ago
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    Contact your state's division of developmental disabilities services, and ask THEM how you can get tested for Autism. They should be able to provide you with some resources.

  • Pearl
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    maybe social services can help you pay for it

  • Ender772
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    autism is not a disease...its part of the human condition...we are all autistic..i know i am even though i also never been tested

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    Are there any free mental health clinics in your City?

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