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?

She's already been asked this and answered along the line of clothes, nappies, etc...

I honestly despair.

And (as per my posts) I'm saying this as someone with 'high functioning autism' who has a PhD, a professional job, and my own home, but didn't have kids because I know I couldn't cope, especially not with a child who may also be autistic (and I don't have any cognitive impairment like the OP)

I’m really scared for my health about my cognitive limitations

I’m really scared for my health about my cognitive impairment. Is it dangerous and is my future affected?

I’m really scared for my health about my cognitive impairment. Is it dangerous and is my future affected?

I’m really scared for my health about my cognitive impairment. Is it dangerous and is my future affected?

You need to get some sleep, and then talk calmly to someone in real life who actually knows you.

I'm our

You've said that four times consecutively.

You don’t need to be scared for your health or for your future because of any cognitive impairment.

Plenty of us have anxieties about the ffuture but what I would say is eat well, sleep well, talk to your mum, talk to your therapist. Do as well as you can at your job, push yourself when it’s safe to- by which I mean go to a new activity, learn something, do an evening course? All the things that it’s good for us all to do.

Take care of your mental health, your physical health and your sexual health (condoms EVERY TIME if relationship is not serious/exclusive).
I think you will be just fine.

Yeah I can live independently a few years from now! I am in the process of it! Don’t say I could never live independently one day because it’s not true!

Yeah I will be just fine living with this 😊 Also someone on here said I will never be able to live on my own and it’s not true!

No one has said that. People have said that you may not be able to care for a baby by yourself.

Yeah I will be just fine living with this! Also
someone on here said I will never be able to live on my own and it's not true!

You might, in time, be able to live alone with support. I don't think being a parent is a good idea. Sorry if this is blunt but soft soaping it isn't sinking in.

I didn't say that.

Ok I just wanted to make sure! I could always take parenting classes!

Argh

@Gymnastxo96 is this thread being helpful to you?
We're going round in circles most of the time.

@Gymnastxo96 I think you definitely mean it when you say that you will be prepared to provide the same support your mother is providing for you, and I admire that hugely. The trouble is that providing that sort of support takes a lot of mental ability.

I have a daughter who is probably quite like you. She has Autism, and a learning disability, with limited sense of danger and some mood problems (they're still trying to decide quite what to call it but she takes medicine for it and has been quite unwell recently). Looking after her is a full time job. I have to know about her legal rights, her medication, her social care, education, therapy services.... It's utterly exhausting and I'm a really cognitively able person (I have ASD which wasn't identified until adulthood, but I had an IQ test when I was almost 4 because they were worried about my speech and the assessment said I was functioning at an 8 year old level). Despite being very academically able, keeping on top of everything DD1 needs has almost broken me.

I am beyond certain that if DD1 had a baby, I would be asked by Social Services to care for her baby, or they would place the baby in foster care. I am beyond certain that she would not be able to care for her baby herself, even with support.

I don't know what things are like in New York in that regard, but I do know that it takes so many skills to raise a child without neglecting them.

I really hope you get lots and lots of support to find out what you need to live a long, happy and productive life. I genuinely don't think your own baby should be part of that.

I can definitely live independently! It just costs a lot of money and plan on moving out when I have enough money saved! Why are you judging me that I am still living with my parents? Even normal people still live with their parents because they can’t afford to move out and I am making the effort to save up money to move out.

I suspect in NY it would cost. A lot. And I think it's a really bad idea. Nothing the OP has said gives me any confidence that she could parent even to a minimal standard. But she can still have a fulfilling enjoyable life.

Yeah the thread is very helpful to me and I am understanding it.

So you are saying I could never have kids because of my disability? I don’t think that’s true and most people say I could be a good mom one day! I think that I am capable of being a mom with support.

Why do you think not being a parent for me is a good idea? No offense but it’s kind of ableist for you to think I should never be a parent because of my disability. I could definitely improve on my skills so I could parent in the future. I could always improve on it. It won’t be like this for the rest of my life.

What is the point?