When patients are invested in a diagnosis

How do you break it to them that they just don’t have it? I run a clinic that evaluates for autism. People have 30-50 page google documents that they have put together that they have categorized by traits to prove their case. They engage in reciprocal conversation, have little difficulty with social communication and understanding social cues, have a better social life than me, only temporarily don’t look at me when they talk, can’t think of a single thing they’re interested in and know a... Read more
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