Yeah…no. Odds are her son was never actually autistic to begin with, or she’s completely talking our of her rear. You can’t just “lose your diagnosis” like that unless the diagnosis was already incorrect, and the fact that she’s using functioning labels and is an anti-vaxxer sounds like she’s not to be trusted on what she’s talking about anyway. Heck...some would consider me “high-functioning” (as much as I loathe functioning labels myself), but I am definitely autistic, thank you very much.

In short…don’t listen to her BS. As far as we’re concerned, you’re valid.

So, the thing is, you could be wrong about being autistic ! And that’s ok. It happens, and the community will still be there for you while you figure out what you do have. Because if you believe you’re autistic and it turns out you aren’t, then chances are you have something.

If you would like to explore the autism possibility further, you should absolutely call and get evaluated ! A differential diagnosis, if it confirms that you aren’t autistic, will give you more insight into how you “tick” and will probably give you the answer you’re looking for. And if it says that the first doctor was wrong and you’re autistic, yay !

Hang in there !

trying to make a list of all the programs I've lived at and lmao at this description. I was a hillside bitch btw

I mentioned Julia (the Sesame Street muppet) and she said she didn't like her because she seemed stereotypical

And I was like "hmmmmm, well I mean it's just one character and it's hard to show all of autism through one character. I think she is great!"

She seems to think there should've been more "high functioning" (bleh I keep having to hear that phrase and not Go Off on people) traits

As long as you’re only describing your experiences, I don’t see why that would be an issue. I also feel like saying “low or high functioning days” is different from saying a person is strictly high or low functioning, too.

Making statements that bear the assumption that so called ‘low functioning’ autistic people* have little to no ‘Quality of Life’ (such as making statements that they are incapable of, and do not ever live ‘rich’ and ‘fulfilling’ lives) is extremely ableist and very harmful. 

Its exactly that kind of thinking/rhetoric that has directly contributed to the murder of numerous autistic people.