An Autistic Woman who was Misdiagnosed and Wrongfully Medicated for a Decade

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  @SpecialBooksbySpecialKids · 2 years ago · pinned

  I want to reiterate a point Kassondra made in this video. For people who need meds, they can be a great thing. But I also think it’s important to acknowledge that stories like Kassondra’s exist as well. Thank you for sharing your story, Kassondra! For those who are curious, you can check out Kassondra’s fundraiser at <a href="https://gofund.me/d525b3ed">https://gofund.me/d525b3ed</a> . As mentioned in this video, she is also diagnosed with Ehler-Danlos syndrome. Contributions will go to help her medical expenses acquired from this disability.

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• UN

  @UNOITOfficial · 2 years ago

  Please please please keep doing interviews with late diagnosed Autisitc Adults it is helping loads and the more you do it the more it helps. Thank you and God bless 🙏

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• PR

  @price69420 · 2 years ago

  As a late diagnosed autistic I can&apos;t emphasize enough how important videos like this are.

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• PA

  @parallax-error-3.14 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I&apos;m a man and I can totally relate to her. I&apos;ve been wrongly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, severe depression, anxiety and so on... Took a lot of different meds (some of them made me feel worst) and was gaslighted by countless psychologists and medics.<br>Last year a young female psychologist told me I was too &quot;talkative and extroverted&quot; for an autistic person, therefore she wouldn&apos;t test me for it. I finally managed to obtain my diagnosis after so many years.<br>In the end, this journey only traumatized me and made me miserable. Anyway, I&apos;m glad I&apos;m finally free from all that and I&apos;m starting to enjoy life little by little.

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• VI

  @vinsukun_ · 2 years ago

  I was also misdiagnosed in 2019 and took mood stabilizers as well as anti-depressants that I did not need for 4 years. She is not exaggerating on how much it can destroy you. Those meds completely changed my behavior and even thinking and speech patterns for the worse and almost completely destroyed my body and my life. I feel for her. So glad neither of us are taking things we do not need anymore!

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• IL

  @illuminatiCorgi · 2 years ago

  Misdiagnosing someone with Bipolar, who is actually autistic, and then putting them on bipolar medications for ten years is really wild.

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  @katehopper8509 · 2 years ago

  I love how accepting and accomodating Chris is with his guests. &nbsp;And then he asks questions about things like eye contact to genuinely understand. &nbsp;He&apos;s able to consider a neurodivergent preference as actually valid. &nbsp;I love watching all of his interviews but this one particularly resonated and i think represents a lot of women on the spectrum... even though every autistic person&apos;s experience is different.

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• KE

  @kenrickbautista6141 · 2 years ago

  &quot;I definitely want that bond, but I have trouble forming it.&quot; I can relate so much to what she just said.

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• CR

  @cr0502subtitulosx · 2 years ago

  Chris, my man. I&apos;m not sure you fully understand what an incredible human being you actually are. The way you empathize with the people you interview and how you handle every single detail of it, just blows my mind. Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity every single time and most importantly, for giving a voice to the voiceless.

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• VV

  @vvitchmeadovv · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m 35 and I was just diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. My mom was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 59. Women have historically had such a terrible time getting diagnosed with either, but thankfully I live in a part of the world where people tend to care about us(and it STILL took me this long). I&apos;m still not able to have a regular job, but I&apos;ve been doing a lot better ever since my diagnosis.

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  @TheVintageBumbleBee · 2 years ago

  My husband was diagnosed at 60, seven years ago. Totally misdiagnosed his entire life. He&apos;s really living now. Ya can&apos;t go back, so he&apos;s moved forward confidently. &nbsp;Blessings to you!

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• JA

  @Jannacatha · 2 years ago (edited)

  Late (age 42) diagnosed autistic woman here. I have been through so much; life was truely incredibly hard. Still hard, but I understand myself better now, so I can take better care of me. Great to see this topic come by more often. It is VERY important.

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