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How can I deal with being misdiagnosed by my psychologist?

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Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 13:59

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?

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Shinyandnew1 · 24/03/2026 22:49

If a psychologist has formally assessed you and suggested you have a low IQ and recommend medical guardianship and your mum agrees, then I would say there is incredibly good reason to think they are correct.

It doesn’t sound like you should get pregnant and there would be a high likelihood of any baby being removed from your care.

imip · 24/03/2026 22:49

Perhaps what you are after OP is a bigger say in what goes on in your life? That might not mean a baby, but perhaps a part time job if you do not work? Living independently? We have places in the U.K. called supported living, where people who might struggle to live fully independently, can live in group settings with more support. Perhaps you’d like to pay your own bills, complete a course, make a decision. These need to be wise decisions for you. You need a lot of other things in place before considering a baby.

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:07

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 24/03/2026 22:48

Hi there,
did you manage to concentrate and try your best when doing the IQ test? if not then perhaps you performed more poorly than your true ability.

did you manage to do well at school? If you got great grades and you have a job now, it might be mistaken results. But if you struggled at school it’s quite likely the IQ is correct.

OP, if you take out your iud and you have regular sex you will probably fall pregnant soon. It’s best to wait until you’re ready for a baby and then have it taken out. If you don’t understand this then I can see why your mum is worried.

Yeah I focused a lot on the IQ test and did the best I could! I got bad grades at school and didn’t finish college. So the IQ is correct? I failed science and math

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NoelEdmondsHairGel · 24/03/2026 23:08

Who will look after the baby OP?

thanks2 · 24/03/2026 23:09

If you take your birth control out, you are no longer protected, so it does imply you are trying to get pregnant if you are having sex without birth control

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:16

Lougle · 24/03/2026 22:41

Nobody is trying to be unkind, but you sound like a young teenager and your writing is very repetitive and circular. You are responding to people but it is very obvious that you aren't taking what they are saying on board and thinking about whether you have maybe got this wrong.

Yeah I don’t know if you are right or not but if you are right would any guy accept me to date if I act younger? When I tried to date no guy accepted that now I don’t want to be single forever

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TheSquareMile · 24/03/2026 23:20

OP, I wonder whether the local affiliate of the Autism Society for your state would be a good port of call for you.

They may be able to arrange advocacy for you.

autismsociety.org/contact-us/#affiliate-list

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:22

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 24/03/2026 22:38

You sound about 14. I understand why you are defensive but it’s clear from your posts that you are not in a position to be independent and you won’t take anything on board

But I want to move out on my own soon and I will take your guy’s advice. Since you say that I write like a 14 year old I won’t ever find a guy to date because I attempted to date before and got broken up with because me and him didn’t mentally connect and he even said that I talk younger then I am and he didn’t want to deal with that. Same thing as other guys when I tried to date. They didn’t even want to be together with me. Do you honestly think I’m going to be single forever because of this? Would any guy accept this and could handle it in the long run? What is my future like since I write younger then I am?

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murasaki · 24/03/2026 23:23

Kindly, I think the psychologist is most likely right, they are well trained and while you are free to seek a second opinion, I suspect it will be the same. Now is not the time to think about the IUD, you don't sound to me as if you are well placed to put the baby's needs first, and that is crucial. They would be fully dependent on you, and I don't think you can do that right now. Or soon without massive amounts of support which you can't expect. The baby would be the most important person, and it's not fair to bring someone defenceless into a life where they have no choice, and the main carer can't make the right ones.

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:25

thanks2 · 24/03/2026 23:09

If you take your birth control out, you are no longer protected, so it does imply you are trying to get pregnant if you are having sex without birth control

No I am not trying to get pregnant. If it happens it happens like anyone else. I can’t do that for me because of my autism?

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Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:29

imip · 24/03/2026 22:26

Do you work op? Are you able to provide financially for a baby? Could you live independantly, find childcare? There are lots of other things to thing about when considering having a baby. Perhaps you mum is worried about these things too?

Yeah I work. I can’t provide financially for a baby yet but if I find a nice guy with a good job he could help me support the baby if he even accepts my autism so finding a guy is hard to be with. I could Mabye get a better job

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WeightLossGoal2024 · 24/03/2026 23:29

imip · 24/03/2026 22:49

Perhaps what you are after OP is a bigger say in what goes on in your life? That might not mean a baby, but perhaps a part time job if you do not work? Living independently? We have places in the U.K. called supported living, where people who might struggle to live fully independently, can live in group settings with more support. Perhaps you’d like to pay your own bills, complete a course, make a decision. These need to be wise decisions for you. You need a lot of other things in place before considering a baby.

This

McSpoot · 24/03/2026 23:29

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:16

Yeah I don’t know if you are right or not but if you are right would any guy accept me to date if I act younger? When I tried to date no guy accepted that now I don’t want to be single forever

How are you single if you have a partner?

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:32

We aren’t official but we are seeing each other but he told me that he doesn’t accept that I act younger than I am. I don’t know what to do. There will be guys that accept that I act younger right?

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Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:33

McSpoot · 24/03/2026 23:29

How are you single if you have a partner?

Edited

We aren’t official but we are seeing each other but he told me that he doesn’t accept that I act younger than I am. I don’t know what to do. There will be guys that accept that I act younger right?

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murasaki · 24/03/2026 23:34

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:33

We aren’t official but we are seeing each other but he told me that he doesn’t accept that I act younger than I am. I don’t know what to do. There will be guys that accept that I act younger right?

You need to watch out for that. The kind of guy who wants a vulnerable person who acts younger than their age is not someone safe to be with.

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:35

McSpoot · 24/03/2026 23:29

How are you single if you have a partner?

Edited

We aren’t official but we are seeing each other but he told me that he doesn’t accept that I act younger than I am. I don’t know what to do. There will be guys that accept that I act younger right?

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Delphiniumandlupins · 24/03/2026 23:42

A lot of women make a deliberate choice to try to get pregnant or to try not to get pregnant. It's a great benefit to have widely available contraception. We can hope to have a family when we are healthy, in a stable relationship and financially able to support any children. It doesn't always work out but your "if it happens, it happens" approach doesn't sound very mature or considered. Any partner you have sex with should be told if you're not using contraception. It would be better to be living independently before you risk becoming pregnant.

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:48

Delphiniumandlupins · 24/03/2026 23:42

A lot of women make a deliberate choice to try to get pregnant or to try not to get pregnant. It's a great benefit to have widely available contraception. We can hope to have a family when we are healthy, in a stable relationship and financially able to support any children. It doesn't always work out but your "if it happens, it happens" approach doesn't sound very mature or considered. Any partner you have sex with should be told if you're not using contraception. It would be better to be living independently before you risk becoming pregnant.

Yeah you are right!! I am going to move out asap! I really want to

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murasaki · 24/03/2026 23:49

Are you sure you are ready for that? Have you thought about what it really means?

JustSawJohnny · 25/03/2026 00:03

I would ask to retake the test with someone else.

Some people with ASD really struggle with overthinking very basic questions on these kinds of tests.

There will be other ways to test your cognitive function.

BestZebbie · 25/03/2026 00:11

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:25

No I am not trying to get pregnant. If it happens it happens like anyone else. I can’t do that for me because of my autism?

When people say "if it happens, it happens", it means that they know they are having unprotected sex and believe they are fertile, which would generally lead to a pregnancy within the next year.

But they are not spending a lot of time and effort in activities such as tracking their cycle to the exact day they are the most fertile and timing sex for then (etc) in an attempt to fall pregnant as fast as possible.

It doesn't literally mean that they think it likely that it might not happen at all, it is just a thing that people say to signal to other people that they shouldn't get too invested in their sex life/the chance of a new baby quickly etc.

BestZebbie · 25/03/2026 00:16

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:29

Yeah I work. I can’t provide financially for a baby yet but if I find a nice guy with a good job he could help me support the baby if he even accepts my autism so finding a guy is hard to be with. I could Mabye get a better job

Be aware that your baby is likely to be autistic too. In some ways this would be easier for you than a baby who was different to you, but in other ways it could make looking after them more difficult - for example a lot of autistic children don't sleep very well even after they have grown out of being a baby, or they might only want to eat certain foods rather than what you would like to feed them.

TopazQuartz · 25/03/2026 00:46

Gymnastxo96 · 24/03/2026 23:16

Yeah I don’t know if you are right or not but if you are right would any guy accept me to date if I act younger? When I tried to date no guy accepted that now I don’t want to be single forever

Gonna jump in here to say that you have all the same concerns and worries that everyone else has as they are navigating this thing called life.

It's hard OP.

And if you have some degree of learning disability, even mild, and autism, it just adds to the difficulties that everyone already has.

But it doesn't make all the things you want impossible. Just that you might need more support, you might have to stop and think things through a number of times before making choices, etc, just to make sure they are wise choices and been thought through. I'm not saying you don't think things through though, it's just if you have some learning disability, there might be times when you haven't seen the whole picture on things.

Have faith in yourself, listen to advice from all the people around you and if you feel you need to speak to another professional or independent person for support or assessments, ask for it. Always keep your eyes open for people who have your best interests at heart as you go through life.

You clearly do reflect on things as you are doing that here. And you clearly want your independence and autonomy. So I would say tell those that you trust that this is what you need and you need them to support you to make your own choices in life.

You asked earlier how to deal with people who don't want to talk to you because they sense you are autistic? (something like that?) Again we all deal with that stuff, maybe some of us are not autistic but we have other things that people shy away from, and we have to find ways to deal with it. I know someone who cannot hear properly and people back off, thinking she's odd, but she's learned how to deal with it by telling them straight away that she can't hear. Now most people are better with her because now they understand. So it's the same kind of thing in a way, you find 'coping mechanisms' like that for dealing with people that back off. And you also put your energy into people that make the extra effort for you. I wish you well OP.

Gymnastxo96 · 25/03/2026 00:52

JustSawJohnny · 25/03/2026 00:03

I would ask to retake the test with someone else.

Some people with ASD really struggle with overthinking very basic questions on these kinds of tests.

There will be other ways to test your cognitive function.

Really? What other ways is there to test cognitive function?

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