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Pursuing a formal diagnosis?

Faye

Hello. I am a 24 year old female, and I'm doing teacher training. I am pretty confident that I am autistic - I read the flying under the radar paper about autism in girls and it was like reading a biography. I have identified as autistic for a couple of years now following a conversation with a specialist teacher who works with a lot of autistic children which helped me see just how many of the traits I have. I do struggle with my mental health and social connections. I'm just wondering if it is worth pursuing a formal diagnosis at this point or if actually it wouldn't change anything? And if I do want to go down that route, would I contact my GP or what?

Thanks for you help :) 

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  • Formal Diagnosis, is a hot potato in these parts.

    however for IMO I believe if the diagnosing criteria is produced by medical professionals, then the interpretation of said criteria should also be done by medical professionals. 

    that being said, if you can read and you see that something fits then it’s reasonable to suggest you are on the right path. 

    I believe self identifying anything medical and not following that up with formal assessment is a recipe for uncertainty.

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  • Formal Diagnosis, is a hot potato in these parts.

    however for IMO I believe if the diagnosing criteria is produced by medical professionals, then the interpretation of said criteria should also be done by medical professionals. 

    that being said, if you can read and you see that something fits then it’s reasonable to suggest you are on the right path. 

    I believe self identifying anything medical and not following that up with formal assessment is a recipe for uncertainty.

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