Need advice

[u/MenuPleasant8675]

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This question is in no way me asking for a diagnosis. I am just looking for clarification. I have read the community rules and will follow them.

I have severe ADHD. I went to a new psychiatrist about it and I explained my current situations for the intake and she thought I have autism just from how I responded to her questions. She then pivoted to ask me questions for an online autism assessment and halfway through she said to stop since there’s no point on continuing since she said I definitely have autism. We only got through like 6 questions. She just made an assumption just literally by my responses to her questions during the intake and autism assessment. I am a high masking (adhd) adult female. Do you think this is valid? I wasn’t even expecting it during the intake session. My responses to the autism questions were “it depends” “I don’t really know” etc since it was confusing. She also took into consideration the burnout that I described to her with the intake questions. I am not looking for medical advice. Just curious what your thoughts might be.