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A new study reveals how some psychiatrists discover they are autistic and highlights the need to shed stereotypes to understand this neurological disorder...
In a surprising twist, some psychiatrists who typically diagnose their patients with autism found out they, too, fall on the autism spectrum..
The study from University College Dublin School of Medicine, published in BJPsych Open, further elaborated on this by following eight psychiatrists in the UK who realised they were autistic..
However, many of these medical professionals have successfully navigated the complex landscape of psychiatry, depicting a different reality from the common, widespread perception of autism that generally portrays individuals as socially awkward or incapable of succeeding in their careers..
If the trained medical professionals themselves failed to understand and diagnose their autism, the study suggested that many patients may not have received the appropriate evaluations they needed..
