What are your thoughts on self-diagnosis being belittled by many in the autistic community?
For clarity, I’m not asking to start a debate, just a genuine discussion. I currently don’t have the option to get a diagnosis, but feel fairly confident that the research I’ve done over the past year and a half has been legitimate and credible.
I don’t feel comfortable saying that I am definitively autistic, but I am ok with saying I’m “self-suspecting.” #actuallyautistic@actuallyautistic
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic sounds to me like you are trying your best not to offend officially diagnosed people, by identifying as self-suspecting. Not sure where you are, but in the UK it is difficult to get diagnosed without money for a private assessment. Self-diagnosis or (parent diagnosis, for children) is all that can be done whilst waiting four years to get to the top of the NHS waiting list for assessment #NeverVoteConservative#NeverVoteTory#toriesout