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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Ok-Theme8404 on 2024-03-13 00:36:54.

I (18F) got diagnosed with autism in November last year, and have received group therapy for it. While discussing how to proceed further, I brought up the topic of shyness and social anxiety. My therapist, who is specialized in autism, says social anxiety and autism don’t go together because social anxiety is about being afraid of social situations and autism is about an inability to conquer social situations. Because of this, I’ve been thinking over and over about whether I have autism or not, despite my obvious symptoms. What are your thoughgs about this? He was only my therapist during the group sessions, and he most likely will not be my therapist in the future, I’d just like to ease my mind a bit and possibly learn some more

TLDR: my therapist says social anxiety and autism don’t go together, so the imposter syndrome is kicking in. Want to hear your thoughts