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seeking opinion on diagnosis

Minna



Is there anyone here who is not aiming to have the diagnosis and just wanted a community support because they believe they have some traits of autism? I am in my mid-40s, and I feel like I just need to find strategies to cope with my difficulties, and I will be fine. I just wonder what everyone's opinion is about not getting a diagnosis. 

  • I Have felt like i have had Autism for a good few years now and i have self- Identified as having traits of Autism... But after a lot of people have said  i might have Autism and after i told them i havent bean Dignosed, they said i should and so far i am trying to get a Dignoses for a lot of Things. Not just Autism. But you dont need to get a Dignoses if you feel its gonna be a long time, 

  • As far as I’m concerned, self-identifying as autistic (or having autistic traits) is just fine. I did it myself for a couple of years before deciding that I needed a diagnosis to make future interactions with the NHS easier.