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Is diagnosis for adults recommended

Amanda

Hello I'm new here, my partner was assessed in the summer and confirmed as autistic (high functioning, Asperger's). However, diagnosis is expensive and there's a waiting list. Do you recommend it? 

Parents

  • I realised that I was probably autistic at 59. I wanted some clinical validation of my autistic status, and was very relieved to get it. Autistic people often have an insistent desire for things to be definite and ambiguity can cause distress. If your partner feels like I did, then getting a formal diagnosis would be beneficial. However, apart from workplace accommodations it doesn't produce much material benefit.

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  • I realised that I was probably autistic at 59. I wanted some clinical validation of my autistic status, and was very relieved to get it. Autistic people often have an insistent desire for things to be definite and ambiguity can cause distress. If your partner feels like I did, then getting a formal diagnosis would be beneficial. However, apart from workplace accommodations it doesn't produce much material benefit.

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