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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Positive-Concert6786 on 2024-04-27 06:32:35.

I (38F) found out I was asd & bad adhd a few years ago but I was at the time dealing with BigFeelings grief of the loss of a few family members, it’s taken me a few years to get my head around it. Recently I started seeing a psychologist to help with processing the grief and also as support living with neuro divergence. In the appointment she mentioned autistic people don’t self harm, that most wouldn’t even think of it.

After the appointment I started looking on Twitter and now reddit and this seems to absolutely not be the case, I googled and found studies that made me feel really uncomfortable about what she had told me & also uncomfortable and unsure how to navigate it since it wouldn’t be ethical to not say anything, but I am loathe to “correct” a professional. I wonder if anyone has advice navigating this kind of situation?