It’s so wild that you just posted this. I know this is about women trying to figure things out but I had to chime in because I was just taking the RAADS assessment 5 minutes ago.
That test gave me so much anxiety. More than half the questions I wanted to answer “I don’t know how to answer this” or “what do you mean by ___?”
Everything was framed in yes/no terms when everything is contextual based upon the circumstance. Some of my answers would’ve been “yes but I was masking” or “no but I’m not sure what others thought.”
Anyway, I got a 152 this time only to discover I’d gotten 131 previously — forgot I took it before.
All this to say, I’m a white dude. If I’m who most of the tests were primarily designed around, I can’t imagine how hard these assessments are for anyone else with a different set of identities.
Nah, I never feel unwelcome just because something isn’t about me. I just try to learn something. I’m glad you’re writing all about this. As a fellow late diagnosis autistic, I’m interested to see your experience.
I may not have any resources to add to this list (yet!) but I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for sharing reliable assessments, including content warnings for the books, and making this whole journey a little less intimidating. I feel more capable of understanding my potential of being autistic.
My partner recently told me that this time and energy investment in exploring autism and neurodivergence in general is worth it. I’ve been sitting with the thought of being autistic since sometime last year. I’ve found acceptance around self diagnosing my ADHD. But similar to your post about anxiety vs autism… I’ve found that so much of my mental health is actually tied to a lack of support for my needs. So here we are.
Thank you again for providing resources and your human experience.
I really appreciate you sharing all of these helpful resources. I've been self identifying as Autistic for quite some time, and like you, writing educational topics and sharing personal experiences.
I also made a new friend recently who's been questioning whether or not they're autistic and it's been my goal to help provide them resources without convincing or converting but letting him read, learn and exploee at his own pace!!
Plus I think it will prove beneficial to read over these articles myself to combat the feelings of imposter syndrome that's been eating away at my mind as of late.
It’s so wild that you just posted this. I know this is about women trying to figure things out but I had to chime in because I was just taking the RAADS assessment 5 minutes ago.
That test gave me so much anxiety. More than half the questions I wanted to answer “I don’t know how to answer this” or “what do you mean by ___?”
Everything was framed in yes/no terms when everything is contextual based upon the circumstance. Some of my answers would’ve been “yes but I was masking” or “no but I’m not sure what others thought.”
Anyway, I got a 152 this time only to discover I’d gotten 131 previously — forgot I took it before.
All this to say, I’m a white dude. If I’m who most of the tests were primarily designed around, I can’t imagine how hard these assessments are for anyone else with a different set of identities.
Interesting perspective! Hope the language didn’t make you feel unwelcome, but glad it still resonated.
I wrote a post about how the language of the test questions is such trash for exactly that reason 😂
Nah, I never feel unwelcome just because something isn’t about me. I just try to learn something. I’m glad you’re writing all about this. As a fellow late diagnosis autistic, I’m interested to see your experience.
I may not have any resources to add to this list (yet!) but I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for sharing reliable assessments, including content warnings for the books, and making this whole journey a little less intimidating. I feel more capable of understanding my potential of being autistic.
My partner recently told me that this time and energy investment in exploring autism and neurodivergence in general is worth it. I’ve been sitting with the thought of being autistic since sometime last year. I’ve found acceptance around self diagnosing my ADHD. But similar to your post about anxiety vs autism… I’ve found that so much of my mental health is actually tied to a lack of support for my needs. So here we are.
Thank you again for providing resources and your human experience.
Oh this makes me so happy to hear! Along for the journey with you. I’ll be adding more resources too!
Thank you for sharing!
I really appreciate you sharing all of these helpful resources. I've been self identifying as Autistic for quite some time, and like you, writing educational topics and sharing personal experiences.
I also made a new friend recently who's been questioning whether or not they're autistic and it's been my goal to help provide them resources without convincing or converting but letting him read, learn and exploee at his own pace!!
Plus I think it will prove beneficial to read over these articles myself to combat the feelings of imposter syndrome that's been eating away at my mind as of late.
Thank you for sharing ☺️🙏
Excellent resource! Thank you for making this :)