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?

I do understand the replies! I understand that everyone thinks I am not ready to be a parent due to my disability and I can learn the skills to be more independent. They think it won’t improve and I am able to understand that.

I don’t know. Some people on here respond to me saying I can have kids one day. I don’t know why you think differently.

Op, you need to step away from this thread and spend more time talking to your mum and therapist. And looking after your health.

None of us know what the future holds for ourselves let alone for someone posting on the internet. But the resounding thought in almost all of the replies is for you to work on yourself and making the most of the life you have, before trying to change it. You must be exhausted from all the replying and it’s getting you nowhere, because none of us are going to give you the reply you desperately want. I’m sorry, but that’s how it is.

Talk to your mum.

What support do you need day to day and what support do you think you’d need to be a parent?

Why do you think abortion and not adoption?

You said what job you do upthread.

OP, people aren't trying to catch you out or insult you, but there is a huge amount involved in being a parent and clearly reasons why your own mother doesn't think you should become one, at least at the moment.

You have now said you would need support with a child, who do you think will provide that and what would it look like? Bear in mind that even if you were in a stable relationship, it could still break down. Would it be fair for your mother to have to give a lot of help with your child, as well as to you?

There are so many questions you need to ask yourself and I think you should access some help in doing so, eg from a therapist or a social worker. In the meantime, small steps to perhaps living more independently are realistically where to start.

Why do you think abortion and not adoption?

Adoption means taking a traumatised baby or child from his or her traumatised mother and placing him or her with another family. The trauma of being removed stays for life. This is what people mean by putting the needs of a potential child above your own. You won’t answer regarding your own support needs therefore it brings doubts about how you would identify and address a baby’s needs.
I think other posters are right when they say to explore things further with your therapist and your mum. I’m sorry you are unhappy with the IUD decision but it does appear to be the correct decision for your well being.

The poster I was replying to was talking about abortion in America. In my reply to them, I mentioned adoption rather than abortion by mistake. Then I corrected my previous post because leaving it as adoption wouldn’t have made sense in the context of the conversation. I wasn’t making a judgement on adoption vs abortion.

Yes you are right but I won’t have the IUD in forever. It’s just temporary until I get my life together and become independent.

I am able to type full sentences and retain information if I get plenty of sleep and simple lifestyle changes

Well, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you absolutely won't get plenty of sleep if you have a baby.

They generally wake up four or five times a night to start with, and most of them cry for hours every evening for weeks and weeks.

Most babies don't sleep through the night for months, and lots of them still wake up at night for years.

Lifestyle changes? OMG you'll have some serious and long lasting lifestyle changes if you have a baby.

You don't know the half of it.

Your mother does, though. That's why she knows you're incapable of looking after a baby.

So you are leaving it in for now ?

It should be permanent.

She has no choice.
Her mother will (rightly) be the one making the decision.
Her mother has Guardianship and would need to consent to the OP's having the IUD removed, which she won't.

@Gymnastxo96 even if you move out eventually, your mom can (and will) retain Guardianship. You still won't be able to have the IUD taken out.

Being able to consent to sex is vastly different to becoming a parent.

Are you serious? You seriously have some misconceptions. If you look up information people with intellectual disabilities could be good parents with support so it’s not accurate to think that.

Yeah but even my mom wants me to have kids one day once I am married and settled. She wants to have grandkids. So it’s not accurate for you to say that she will still have guardianship over me when I move out because it’s not accurate. She even told me it’s not permanent.

Yea I am

Cool. And was that because of this thread ?

Just interested that's all.

I'm talking about you specifically.

Not all people with disabilities.

Also, the level of support you would need if you had a baby would be extremely great.

She has but it has not worked out well and this is largely due to her learning disability, which causes her to misinterpret things and be taken advantage of. And she has dated males who also have learning disabilities, so double the chances of problems. We had to intervene with one boyfriend who was being coercive and another's mother intervened on his behalf as she thought she was being controlling.

She knows she couldn't look after a baby. She gets frustrated too easily and lacks commitment. She also has epilepsy and isn't supposed to get pregnant on the drugs she currently takes so that helps.

@Gymnastxo96 are you on medication for your bipolar disorder and Tourettes?

No I am not on medication for that.

No I am not on medication for that. Some doctors say I am Bipolar and some say I’m not so I don’t know who’s right. What do you think? Why do you also think I have Tourette’s?

Because it was in the report that has now rightfully been deleted.

I also think that I have a diagnosis of bipolar 2. Some psychiatrists say I am some say I am not because it overlaps with my disability.