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Should I continue with the formal autistic identification process?

Ausomely Autistic

Hello fellow autistic people. I was wondering whether you could help me with your wise advice.

 I started the formal autism diagnosis process about 2 years ago and I am yet to have any initial assessment/any progress. I  am not sure whether to continue with this progress or just give up.

My autistic identity is very strong and positive thanks to my connection with my own neurokin (including this wonderful autistic community) and I feel like the diagnostic process will be very negative and unnecessarily pathologising. I feel like I have learned so much about my autistic needs and our culture by being part of this community and I feel like formal identification will almost ruin my sense of autistic self.

If you want to share, what were the benefits of formal autistic identification for you?

Thanks.

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  • My diagnosis stopped the constant ‘am I’ questions, and the persistent doubts, even though I already ‘knew’ I was autistic. It was good to hear from a professional that he agreed with me, and all the factual reasons why. It felt good to have the ‘evidence’ in front of me. I live by facts and detail, so I needed this ‘feeling’ to be factually correct. I got some good insights from him. I also found out some random information about my self and my processing skills.

    I can request adjustments at work when I feel like I need them. I think this will be useful if and when I quit my current job, and move on to something else.

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  • My diagnosis stopped the constant ‘am I’ questions, and the persistent doubts, even though I already ‘knew’ I was autistic. It was good to hear from a professional that he agreed with me, and all the factual reasons why. It felt good to have the ‘evidence’ in front of me. I live by facts and detail, so I needed this ‘feeling’ to be factually correct. I got some good insights from him. I also found out some random information about my self and my processing skills.

    I can request adjustments at work when I feel like I need them. I think this will be useful if and when I quit my current job, and move on to something else.

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