How can I deal with being misdiagnosed by my psychologist?

[Gymnastxo96]

Back in August of 2025 I did phycological testing at a phycologist that I go to and they said my full IQ was 76 which I don’t understand because I type just fine and have good grammar and could type full sentences. Many people say you sure your IQ is 76 because I type just fine and have good grammer and can communicate well. And my adaptive behavior score was 57 which is pretty low. Why would they misinterpret that too? Why would they misinterpret the results and think I don’t understand medical decisions and they recommend medical guardianship. Why would they misinterpret my results? Now people think I am mentally challenged because of this. Are they wrong for misinterpreting the results to make me worse then I seem? Keep in mind I do have high functioning autism so do you think my autism played a role in how I did in the IQ test or you think I was completely misdiagnosed and it could be something else?

High functioning suggests a higher than average ability to learn, manage, comprehend and live independently-you don’t appear to have any of these things.

Then why don’t you accept that you need help and that it’s possible that the assessment was correct

I will definitely prove to you guys that I am going to be responsible and be more independent and actually take your advice! I want to seem high functioning to people so I can actually live a normal life!! I don’t want you to think I am low functioning when I am not.

I don't think you're low functioning, at all. I can tell that you are high functioning (although I don't think those terms are helpful). However, you are cognitively less able than many people, and your autism makes it very hard for you to respond to what people are saying. You are giving the same responses to people who are making slightly different points, because you can't see the difference in what they are saying.

I think you absolutely deserve happiness. But sometimes we have to find happiness within our limitations, not strive for things that are outside our capabilities. For example, I would have liked to be in the army or the police force at times. But I know that I take criticism quite hard (ADHD) and I find big groups overwhelming and I need space to decompress (ASD). That, and the fact that I'm not particularly strong, and not very athletic, means that those careers wouldn't suit me. I'm sure society is relieved because who wants a 10 stone woman who is really quite weak responding to reports of their assault as it's happening (I make vast generalisations and I'm sure there are plenty of strong, brave, ferocious 10 stone women who make excellent rapid response officers).

I would quite like to be an air traffic controller, but I wouldn't pass the medical.

Sometimes the responsible thing is to say 'this is a bad idea, I won't do it.'

@Gymnastxo96

Did you get in touch with the Autism Society, OP?

They look really good. I'm sure that they would help you.

They have local affiliates too, there is bound to be one near you.

autismsociety.org/contact-us/

Yeah I will keep in touch with them! I don’t want to be bullied on this site! I just want more empathy on what I’m going through. I’m trying to get better and trying to be more independent

Well then concentrate on getting support, not trying to convince randomers that you are ‘high functioning’.

As for ‘seeming’ high functioning, what does that achieve? In the unlikely event that you can convince people that you are higher functioning,‘that doesn’t help you. You will still face the same challenges

This says that you do some things independently, but that you struggle with household tasks, don't have safety awareness, or know how to appropriately access resources in your community.

The fact that you scored moderately low in that area, and that it was considered one of your strength areas, means that other areas are even lower.

Thank you so much for understanding! Now I am happy now. Finally someone on here who understands and has empathy! And yeah it’s definitely my autism that’s making my responses that’s making people think that I am dumb when I’m not! Thank you so much 😊 How can I deal with the people who think I’m low functioning when I’m not?

What do you hope to achieve on here OP? You have contradicted yourself and your report is very clear about your difficulties. You have the chance to get support but you have to understand that you need it

You don't need to prove how high/low functioning you are. You've been assessed by a professional who has studied for years and they've decided it's in your best interests to have your mum having oversight of your medical decisions and it's clear that you aren't ready for a baby and might never be (I notice you've chosen not to answer my questions about this) but that doesn't mean you can't set more realistic goals for what you want to get out of life and go for them.

So the autism is mild but ‘Very Low functioning regarding overall cognitive abilities (FSIQ) (SS:76 PR:5%), indicating Low Average to Very Low scores in all indices’ is a separate thing,

It isn’t your autism that’s the issue. Your cognitive abilities have been assessed as low functioning

OP, I really don’t think it’s a good idea for you to be sharing sensitive medical information that demonstrates your vulnerability online — especially when it’s clear you have very little understanding of what it’s saying. If I were you, I’d ask for the thread to be taken down.

But it says very low functioning, not high functioning. And the talks about different areas, some of which are lower than others. You don't seem to have understood it.

You need to find a person who is trained in this area- like a support or social worker- to explain this report to you as you don't seem to understand what it means and you aren't understanding people who are trying to explain it to you either.

I agree.

You've misunderstood me. I meant you're able to have a conversation, you're trying to engage, you're clearly striving for a better life, you're working. They're all brilliant things.

But, you are clearly struggling with your cognitive ability. You don't appear to understand that you can't just try to appear more able.

You think that we are all misunderstanding you. But the truth is that people who are reading your posts are seeing beyond the words and they are seeing the struggle you face in communication.

Nobody, I think, has meant anything but the best for you here. But having a baby isn't part of that.

You are not stupid. Everyone has things that they are better at, and things they struggle with. I struggle with math, so I'm not going to become a math professor, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with me or that I couldn't do some work to improve.

But it has to be one little step at a time. Find things you want to work on, and focus on improving one little bit at a time.

But do that for you, not because of what other people think of you. It does not matter what other people think of your intelligence.

I agree with this. I actually don't think responding to the OP and keeping this thread going is helpful.

OP - you don't fully understand the report and what it is telling you. You need to take the report to your therapist and ask them to explain it to you.

You should also ask to have the thread deleted as you've shared identifying information online.

But I have always been high functioning so I don’t understand why I am low functioning. How am I going to live a normal life and fix it to higher functioning?

How do I improve my cognitive ability so I can have a normal life?

I’ve reported.