Diagnoses or not??

Hi everyone I'm new here . I've been screened by a healthcare proffesional that I may have autism however I'm unsure of getting a diagnosis as I have been told by people with autisim that their mental health diagnosis can be taken away at the point of diagnosis especially if the mental health condition overlaps in symptoms . I couldn't cope without help for my mental health and ive heard community mental health don't support autism and there's no help out there for it so I don't know wheather there's any point seeking a diagnosis? Any advice would be very helpful thanks for reading .

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  • Just wanted to say hello and welcome, nothing much to add to  what has already been said. I too right now am satisfied with self identification, apart from feeling like a performing flea I’m not sure what benefit I would gain by having a formal diagnosis. I can understand people needing the validation or for work reasons etc but for me I am ok with the conclusion I have come to. Nobody here has chased me….despite being a fearsome dragon!

    ps you and Lorus beat me by a point on the AQ40!

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  • Just wanted to say hello and welcome, nothing much to add to  what has already been said. I too right now am satisfied with self identification, apart from feeling like a performing flea I’m not sure what benefit I would gain by having a formal diagnosis. I can understand people needing the validation or for work reasons etc but for me I am ok with the conclusion I have come to. Nobody here has chased me….despite being a fearsome dragon!

    ps you and Lorus beat me by a point on the AQ40!

Children