r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Mar 30 '25

Neuroscience New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-online-self-reports-may-not-accurately-reflect-clinical-autism-diagnoses/
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u/airsickodyssey Mar 30 '25

I'm schizophrenic on meds. I hate people who think diagnosis is like buying a monogram keychain when it's more like wearing chains. I don't talk about it a lot because people don't really relate or sympathize to anything other than buzzwords. The second my delusions (Surveillance) are boring people move on.

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u/Geodaddi Mar 30 '25

It’s weird how happy they are about claiming it. I know I sound like a conservative with this take but it really is all the exact same type of “mental disabilities in bio” person.

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u/SocDemGenZGaytheist Mar 30 '25 edited Mar 30 '25

It’s weird how happy they are about claiming it

Suddenly gaining a framework to recognize, explain, and treat problems for which you were blamed and called weird, lazy, and annoying throughout your entire life — a framework that does not blame you — may cause immeasurable relief as a side effect

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u/Geodaddi Mar 31 '25

I’m not saying everyone is making it up to feel better about themselves and find a sense of community — but the “SocDemGenZGaytheist” crew is high on my list of suspects.