Autistic Hedgehog

Hi. Basically, I've not been diagnosed with any form of autism but I strongly suspect I probably am, based on research and seeing what autistic people say and other things like that. It was actually a friend of mine who suggested it as possible when I talked about how I struggled with aspects of socialising, and then I looked into it more and found that a lot of autistic traits (sorry if that's phrased weirdly) also seem to apply to me. The thing is, I don't really consider it necessary to have

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myself formally tested to get a diagnosis. I can cope with things and the things I can’t cope with, I don’t see how it would make any difference to my life to be diagnosed even though I’m pretty sure I am autistic. So, would it be wrong to consider myself autistic without a diagnosis and without any desire to be diagnosed? Sorry for the length of this.

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You’d hardly be the first person to suspect they’re autistic but not want a diagnosis. For some it’s not a very helpful thing to have, and can even be detrimental. If you don’t see a situation in which you’d need it, that’s fine.

The only really important part is making sure you’ve done good research first. It’s good to know as much as you can—some disorders will have overlapping symptoms, and you may find something else you relate to more, possibly even something you would like to have diagnosed. But there’s nothing wrong with considering yourself autistic without an official diagnosis.

Posted 2 years ago

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