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[quote=Anonymous]I just recently read my notes. My PCP has a transferred file from when I went to my first adult doctor after being with my pediatrician from birth until 18.

I was shocked to learn that I had been diagnosed with things as a kid that were never relayed to me by my parents.

I thought my file had been mixed up with someone else's file. I asked my mom and her excuse was "it was a different time. Having an autism diagnosis would have stigmatized you and held you back."

Um, yeah. That's right. I was diagnosed as autistic, with OCD tendencies, and anxiety. I remember going to several doctors as a kid but never really understood why. My parents always told me it was because I was so smart.

My parents never did anything with that information because I was a smart kid who did well in school. "If you'd struggled, yes, of course, we would have gotten you help. But you didn't! You thrived and didn't get limited by some stupid stamp in a file."

Well, that information sure would have been helpful to know when I had a near-breakdown in college with anxiety so crippling that I felt like I was dying just leaving my dorm room.   [/quote]

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