Hi everyone,
How many folks are self-diagnosed?
I'm wondering in terms of how secure you feel in your own diagnosis, and why you don't feel you need a professional diagnosis (costs and waiting times aside). Also, if and when you disclose, how do you go about explaining your self-diagnosis, and do people accept what you say?
I myself have a wishy washy diagnosis from a psychiatrist ("We can't rule out autism... you have neurodivergent vulnerabilities...you don't fullfill all the DSM diagnostic criteria in part A...but you have a high level of autistic traits"), and so I'm wondering if I pursue a more definitive diagnosis (in Australia, it's called an ADOS - a 5 hour test/assessment which costs $2500), or if I just stick with my intuition and the psychiatrist's watery evaluation?
Many thanks
