How helpful is a diagnosis?

Hello, Me and my partner have been together for 10 years and I have always known he is "on the spectrum" (not sure if that's the correct term). Over the past few years things have been getting progressively worse, he can't keep a job more than 3 months because of his behaviour and the frustration caused by this has made him become very difficult to live with. I love him to pieces but I'm at my wit's end and don't know what to do. I know suggesting seeing a GP will cause him a lot of distress and upset so I'm not sure if it's worth the problems it will cause. Does getting a diagnosis help in any way? What are the benefits of getting a diagnosis? 

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  • Apart from the personal advantages - knowing why you are as you are, forgiving yourself for past inadequacies, being able to tap into other autistics's coping strategies etc. - any employer is obliged by law to make 'reasonable adjustments', to make your work- life easier to function within.

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  • Apart from the personal advantages - knowing why you are as you are, forgiving yourself for past inadequacies, being able to tap into other autistics's coping strategies etc. - any employer is obliged by law to make 'reasonable adjustments', to make your work- life easier to function within.

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