Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi there,
I am self diagnosed with ASD and high masking. I am pretty much comfortable with my diagnosis. I use a lot of material (articles, podcasts...etc.) to understand myself much better and be increase the quality of my private, as well as, professional life.
I have been considering having a professional diagnosis, yet it costs a lot of money in Berlin (where I love). I was wondering if there are any benefits of having my diagnosis documented apart from finding an explanation to the way I experience life, I have that already covered, and I am pretty comfortable with my self diagnosis, therefore I don't see a need for a professional diagnosis for the matter.
Also considering that autism is neurodivergence and not a disorder, I am not sure if there would be any benefit of a documented diagnosis work wise.
What are your thoughts on this?
Many thanks in advance!
P.s. I am not judging or doubting the professional diagnosis, but just thinking out load!
Hi
Welcome to the community!
In addition to discussing this here in your own thread, I'd suggest also searching the forum, as this topic has been explored many times before - so there is a lot of useful information to be found.
When viewing this thread, you should also be able to find direct links to various previous discussions in the right hand column, under "Related".
This is by no means intended as criticism (about you having also asked in your own thread). Just trying to offer a helpful tip :)
Thank you very much for your kind response and useful recommendation. I will look into the related topics :)
Much appreciated!