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Terrified of being diagnosed

Jan65

I'm 58 years old and I have been in touch with Lexxic, a neurodiversity organisation who test people for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD and autism.  They want to test me for dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism.  I'm terrified of being diagnosed with autism in case I'm misunderstood, misjudged or face stigma.  If I get a diagnosis, I want to be treated with dignity and respect like any other human being.  Even if I am different in some way or have problems or difficulties with certain things, I want to be seen as a whole person.  To me I'm a human being first and having any of these neurodiversity conditions would come second to that.

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  • Hello, an welcome.  I understand the fear of negative consequences, but those can happen without diagnosis in my experience.

    Don't think about what might happen, and just see what the tests say first.  Any diagnosis is for your benefit, help you understand yourself and may allow you to access things you need, or support, or other things in the future.

    That is the correct attitude to have, you are a human above all else, and assert that at all times - forget the in-human humans, all you can do is develop a shield, or try to enlighten them.

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  • Hello, an welcome.  I understand the fear of negative consequences, but those can happen without diagnosis in my experience.

    Don't think about what might happen, and just see what the tests say first.  Any diagnosis is for your benefit, help you understand yourself and may allow you to access things you need, or support, or other things in the future.

    That is the correct attitude to have, you are a human above all else, and assert that at all times - forget the in-human humans, all you can do is develop a shield, or try to enlighten them.

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