Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I would really appreciate your opinion please. I have had a therapist and GP say I have ASD, but no formal diagnosis. Apparently that's as elusive as matching socks. I've just been on a 3 day research binge and I no longer know which way is up. In your opinion is self- identifying acceptable? I honestly don't know if it would make me a fraud or others would see me as a fraud. All I've ever wanted is to just make sense of myself and find a place where I feel I belong. I would really appreciate your thoughts, right now I have too many of my own. Thank you
On the flip-side, I know a number of people who claim to be self-diagnosed autistics - including my sister-in-law - she's an attention seeking narcissistic nutcase who has every fashionable problem going - but she's not consistent with her stories so just looks stupid.
There's also the army of benefit fakers who try try on with the DWP - anything that cannot be directly measured (like missing a leg) is faked these days, especially autism.. It makes them very suspicious of us and complicates our PIP applications.
I have some attention seeking family members, they make me sick. I would never disclose anything to them, they would jump on it immediately. I understand what you're saying about fakers, and now I'm thinking I do need that diagnosis. I honestly don't need any benefits, nor do I want any for the sake of it. That should be for people who need the support. It's about me understanding and helping myself. At the same time I wouldn't want anyone to think I was a fraud.