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Does an official diagnosis help

GreenGardener

Hi. I have been seeing a therapist for about two and a half years now. We have recently been talking about my possible autism. My therapist has said that although she can't diagnose me, my charatiristics/ things that I struggled with would probably be categorised as autism. I have done research myself  and through speaking with family members, think I am autistic.

Is going through with a proper diagnosis worth the appointment s and stress? I am conflicted, some family members are encouraging me to peruse it, others think it's enough that I know myself and can get help in other ways. 

Did getting a official autism diagnosis help other people?

Parents

  • For me it was very worthwhile, I now know 100% why I’m different. The diagnosis was only last week, the assessors made the process much more bearable than I expected.

    It obviously isn’t very nice to go into detail about childhood, In three different parts I was asked if I had sort therapy, it was the 1970’s and a different world.

    They had uncovered things that were definitely an autistic child struggling, I haven’t received the report yet, it obviously concentrates on things I  can’t do, I’m learning to like myself and not be afraid to say no. I didn’t have an informant, it was all based on observation and questions. My wife sat in on the second part of the day, she confirmed much of what they had already thought.

    I work alone and don’t require workplace adjustments, it was just for my own validation, my wife now totally believes I’m autistic and is more understanding. 

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  • For me it was very worthwhile, I now know 100% why I’m different. The diagnosis was only last week, the assessors made the process much more bearable than I expected.

    It obviously isn’t very nice to go into detail about childhood, In three different parts I was asked if I had sort therapy, it was the 1970’s and a different world.

    They had uncovered things that were definitely an autistic child struggling, I haven’t received the report yet, it obviously concentrates on things I  can’t do, I’m learning to like myself and not be afraid to say no. I didn’t have an informant, it was all based on observation and questions. My wife sat in on the second part of the day, she confirmed much of what they had already thought.

    I work alone and don’t require workplace adjustments, it was just for my own validation, my wife now totally believes I’m autistic and is more understanding. 

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