Little point in going for an official diagnosis?

I'm guessing from the lack of response that people agree with me. Well that or I post crap no one is interested in.

Hi there, if it is important for you to know then go for the assessment, Each of us here have varied reasons to want or not want the diagnosis, regardless of us sharing common traits and an understanding of each other, we are all different, I need validation for my life, my struggles, an explanation,

 I also feel able now to be myself more, if I get a final assessment it no doubt will put me back on the roller coaster of emotions. I have been through every emotion since my epiphany, total joy st finally meeting others like myself, to feeling so angry and depressed st the lack of help or understanding for fifty plus years, 

 please follow your heart.

 If you need help and support then it is out there, you have to push for it as all resources across the board are at a breaking point. 

I am sorry if you have been posting before and I haven’t remembered but my memory has upissues, 

 we all care so much for each of us, we don’t always know what to say, but we do care and help wherever and whenever we can. 

 Can I offer a virtual hug?  I want to hug and say,” I hear you and I care” () 

Hi there, if it is important for you to know then go for the assessment, Each of us here have varied reasons to want or not want the diagnosis, regardless of us sharing common traits and an understanding of each other, we are all different, I need validation for my life, my struggles, an explanation,

 I also feel able now to be myself more, if I get a final assessment it no doubt will put me back on the roller coaster of emotions. I have been through every emotion since my epiphany, total joy st finally meeting others like myself, to feeling so angry and depressed st the lack of help or understanding for fifty plus years, 

 please follow your heart.

 If you need help and support then it is out there, you have to push for it as all resources across the board are at a breaking point. 

I am sorry if you have been posting before and I haven’t remembered but my memory has upissues, 

 we all care so much for each of us, we don’t always know what to say, but we do care and help wherever and whenever we can. 

 Can I offer a virtual hug?  I want to hug and say,” I hear you and I care” () 

I second everything Lonewarrior wrote. Getting the diagnosis was important to me, even though I didn’t doubt it,  I must have had a bit of doubt or something as I went for the diagnosis and it’s been one hell of a roller coaster since. From elation to despair, coupled with exhaustion although that was there prior to diagnosis. 

It’s such a personal thing and I don’t blame anyone for not going for it. And yes, with or without a diagnosis we are all accepted here. Don’t let the nurses opinions sway you, they haven’t got it and you can get help. I’ve managed to get some but it’s not through the autism team, it’s through the local authority wellbeing team but I’ve learned more from this site and got more suppprt from here than anywhere else. It feels like my lifeline. 

Sometimes we’re too tired to comment or even come on here but yes, we definitely care for each other and no post is crap but I understand that way of thinking. Get back to us if you have any more questions.