Hi,
I'm still trying to make sense of what accepting an autism diagnosis means personally and how my life will change. I have already had positive results in that l can now allow myself to have autistic behaviours without feeling shame. The big issue however is regarding an official diagnosis because what l am reading indicates that it is considered a mental heath condition according to the NHS which signifies to me that any future requests to the gp for testing and consultant help with physical conditions will be rather more difficult to come by. Is this how it works? I will not be happy if autism is regarded in this way rather than the biochemical disease in which l and many other doctors and researchers see it.
