If you get into a MD school , go there . If you don ' t go to a DO school and don ' t look back . You ' ll have ~ 95 % of the same career opportunities as a MD graduate . Contrary to what many on this sub preach , there are some real biases against DO ' s in certain geographic regions , competitive subspecialties , and elite academia . <| sep |> I think in the situation you described , it may be a possibility that your main problem is autism , and this was in your life first . I read that autism can lead to social anxiety in some people when they grow up , because they don ' t know how to speak or behave for example as you said , they aren ' t able to read facial expressions . . So SA can become a secondary symptom of autism , caused by it . I think if you have doubts you can simply go to your doctor , and talk about this . Or maybe the doctor can recommed you a therapist , and they usually give you tests about SA and autism , but I think they will be able to tell you what ' s your diagnosis .