I haven’t been formally diagnosed with autism but I definitely relate with this. My psychiatrist said it was quite likely that I was on the autistic spectrum but they don’t bother to diagnose people because there’s no real value in it, according to her
Edit: I disagree with the psychiatrist - I think an autism diagnosis definitely has value. From her perspective, there aren’t any additional treatment options available where I live (e.g. no medications, any therapy would be just as accessible without a diagnosis, etc.) and the diagnosis itself is a long, expensive process, so I can understand the reluctance, but obviously I feel like diagnosis would still be worthwhile.
A formal thorough autism evaluation and diagnosis has been considerably helpful for me as now I can make sense of all of the difficulties I’ve had my entire life, and adjust so that I can make my life what I want it to be.
Yeah, I got the same response (hints of ASD Level 1, I can get formally diagnosed but even with a positive diagnosis no treatments will change).
I still need to look more into it, but my psych said that just accepting that might be the case and finding general Autism advice / coping strategies / etc (idk what to call this?) and seeing if they work for you is generally what she’s seen to be helpful for people.
I haven’t been formally diagnosed with autism but I definitely relate with this. My psychiatrist said it was quite likely that I was on the autistic spectrum but they don’t bother to diagnose people because there’s no real value in it, according to her
Edit: I disagree with the psychiatrist - I think an autism diagnosis definitely has value. From her perspective, there aren’t any additional treatment options available where I live (e.g. no medications, any therapy would be just as accessible without a diagnosis, etc.) and the diagnosis itself is a long, expensive process, so I can understand the reluctance, but obviously I feel like diagnosis would still be worthwhile.
A formal thorough autism evaluation and diagnosis has been considerably helpful for me as now I can make sense of all of the difficulties I’ve had my entire life, and adjust so that I can make my life what I want it to be.
You might find the assessments at the following site helpful: https://embrace-autism.com/
I’m not formally diagnosed with autism either, but I strongly suspect it after copious amounts of research.
Yeah, I got the same response (hints of ASD Level 1, I can get formally diagnosed but even with a positive diagnosis no treatments will change).
I still need to look more into it, but my psych said that just accepting that might be the case and finding general Autism advice / coping strategies / etc (idk what to call this?) and seeing if they work for you is generally what she’s seen to be helpful for people.
If you may suffer from discrimination, having an autism diagnosis is definitely useful for many contexts.