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submitted 1 year ago by laribA@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world
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"The results of this evaluation are indicative of autism spectrum disorder."

Never before have I been so relieved and yet so dismayed to read such a sentence.

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[โ€“] enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was told to bring a bunch of odd items such as strings coins and dice

What information are they looking for here?? I'd be so stressed wondering if my random collected junk collection was autistic enough. Do I bring my weird shit or just the "normal" trinkets? Should I just bring my favorites? How should I organize them? How many is too many?? Help I need to know why so I can make sure I do it right ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Seigest@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

They'd be analyzing play behavior. I actually do keep a lot of these around as fidget toys as i get bored at meetings. But I'm not sure if I could simulate that on command. Fidgeting is a mindless activity.