u/Left_Mall_7453

I recently became really interested in Australian history, culture, and geography.

So far I've read only "A short history of Australia" by Manning Clark and so I'm looking for more.

Movies or books about the history and culture, or ones that you would consider "national classics" or that portray what it means to be Australian, as well as musicians, artists, what foods are popular, what's something that you consider important, etc. Anything really, I only know Bluey and some stereotypes 😆

Thanks!

I recently became really interested in Australian history, culture, and geography.

So far I've read only "A short history of Australia" by Manning Clark and so I'm looking for more.

Movies or books about the history and culture, or ones that you would consider "national classics" or that portray what it means to be Australian, as well as musicians, artists, what foods are popular, what's something that you consider important, etc. Anything really, I only know Bluey and some stereotypes 😆

Thanks!

I have been already diagnosed by a team of diagnosticians, psychologists, and a psychiatrist. In my diagnosis there is a short mention of the possibility of me developing an avoidant personality disorder on top of being autistic.

However, my new therapist, whom I have met only 5 times so far, insists that I don't have autism, I just have the avoidant personality disorder.

She completely dismissed all my other struggles and autistic traits, and just focuses on the social part. I struggle in social situations because of thinking differently, my sensory processing, and misunderstanding social cues. Because of that repeated failure in relationships and bullying I also started fearing social interaction. So it's more like the avoidance has been caused by my autism, not the other way around. I also don't fully agree with me being avoidant. Why can't it be both?

Why does my therapist keep pushing it that way?