I cannot stress enough that if you are an adult and you think you have autism, do not get an on the record diagnosis.
It is only filled with negatives. Not only will you likely NOT receive help, but that diagnosis can be used against you for pretty much anything besides getting a job, INCLUDING YOUR POTENTIAL CHILDREN.
That’s how I felt when I got diagnosed with severe anxiety.
“Well that explains it…FUCK! Now I have that to deal with. What do I do?”
Turns out being diagnosed with anxiety is anxiety fuel. There’s no help because it’s so personal. just someone adding on more shit to deal with and some generic advice that doesn’t really help.
Rejecting the diagnosis was a big part of overcoming it.
Ah yes, the global mental health stigma that is very real and will not go away.
(ADHD here)
If I may ask, what sort of negatives could happen? How would the diagnosis be used against you in various situations? How would it be used against your children?
Sometimes I wonder if all the world’s medical books have a typo that says autistics turn normal or die at the age of 18.
More that our capitalist masters want us to be useful to them or not a burden, even if that means dying of starvation or exposure to the elements.
It’s not personal, since they dont care why you aren’t useful. If you were paraplegic or blind they’d want to toss you into a composting machine just as bad.
