Do you think it is wrong for someone to say they are autistic when they aren't diagnosed?

I suppose another distinction is who you are saying it to and why. At the moment I am self diagnosed, I say that in here as a hopefully safe environment. Whether my official diagnosis is yes or no I have no intention of going around announcing it to anybody. I don't know if it is fashionable now to say you are neurodivergent but I know that personally, although the struggles throughout life were so exhausting and crushing in one way I am glad that it was not recognised until now when there is much greater understanding and acceptance. But there is still a lot of stigma attached to ADHD and Autism especially with my generation so I can't see the advantage of claiming you are neurodivergent (whether you have an official diagnosis or not) if you are not unless you have some spurious motive.

I suppose another distinction is who you are saying it to and why. At the moment I am self diagnosed, I say that in here as a hopefully safe environment. Whether my official diagnosis is yes or no I have no intention of going around announcing it to anybody. I don't know if it is fashionable now to say you are neurodivergent but I know that personally, although the struggles throughout life were so exhausting and crushing in one way I am glad that it was not recognised until now when there is much greater understanding and acceptance. But there is still a lot of stigma attached to ADHD and Autism especially with my generation so I can't see the advantage of claiming you are neurodivergent (whether you have an official diagnosis or not) if you are not unless you have some spurious motive.