Autistic Hedgehog
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I'm French and I suspect I may be autistic. However, autism is really not well known here, and since I'm fairly old for a diagnosis (17), I don't know where to begin. Do you have advice about getting a diagnosis in countries where autism is less recognized?
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To be perfectly honest with you, unless you feel you really need it, I would not recommend getting an autism diagnosis in France. I decided to do a bit of research of the matter and holy crap.
I suggest you read this this and this. (Trigger warning for abuse, ableism, just all kinds of horrific fuckery.) I don’t think an official diagnosis would be much benefit even if you could find someone competent enough to administer it, and if you did, it sounds like something that could be detrimental and perhaps even dangerous to you.
I’d suggesting research and self-diagnosis instead, unless, as I mentioned, you feel you really need a diagnosis. Right now France doesn’t appear to be a pleasant place to be autistic.
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