I received a letter that could possibly resolve the issue of autism diagnosis, but at the same time I'm afraid to open it.
I'm 16 years old and I've been suspected of having autism since I was 13 and during this time it was noticed by one psychologist, one teacher, then another person whose nephew has autism and I also noticed many teachers at my school and a psychologist, one of my teachers insisted on diagnosing autism when I was 14 my mother came and was very angry with me but she was lucky that doctor didn't care about me he just diagnosed me with tic disorder (well, in my defense, I really do have tics and epilepsy) but I changed schools and the problems got worse the school psychologist sent a letter asking for help finding a doctor I was refused then they gave me an IQ test a woman who works with children to understand what kind of support is needed at school (I don't know who she is) said that my intelligence is normal but I need support at school in my studies and socialization and I also need a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome (I think they used Asperger's so as not to say "autism" my Mom just nodded because she didn't understand what Asperger's was) and then I received a letter and I'm scared if they didn't refuse me and I can get help, but what if my mom doesn't want to help me, even though I'm 16 and in the country where I live, my opinion is the most important thing, but I'm afraid that my mom will yell at me. My mom is good, but she can't accept me, and I feel terrible. I didn't open the letter.