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stinkrascal · 2 years ago

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Plz tell me how you got diagnosed with autism? I defiantly have symptoms but don’t want to assume ):

i could sit here and tell you to drop thousands of dollars on a formal assessment or hundreds of dollars each on therapy sessions, but i will tell you a secret instead. u are not harming anyone at all by assuming you have autism without having a formal diagnosis. i promise it isnt as big of a deal as you think it is and anyone who tells you otherwise is uneducated

#jade answers #anonymous #self dx is not harmful in the way people pretend it is #especially when receiving a formal diagnosis can go upwards of thousands of dollars #it's classist to suggest that you're only allowed to relate to symptoms if you pay someone to confirm your suspicions #also people who arent formally diagnosed cant 'steal resources' from those who are formally diagnosed like some suggest #and also also even if people are 'stealing resources' (they arent) thats not how resources work #resources don't disappear because they're being used that's the opposite of how resources function #it's like basic supply and demand you know. and also monetary resources aren't typically given without professional diagnosis anyways #so in that regard self dx individuals can't steal those resources at all. so there's no argument there #also self dx is a great tool in your pathway to actually receiving a diagnosis if that's something you plan to do #or something you can afford to do #relating to symptoms. researching symptoms. then bringing up these symptoms to your doctor. that's all part of the journey #i think people have this weird idea that when u see a doctor they're the ones who have to organically recognize the symptoms within you #but that isn't true. you are allowed to recognize those symptoms within yourself first and bring that up #basically self dx is not a huge deal at all and the people who pretend like it is are generally just uneducated and kinda classist #or honestly just insecure. they're like the people who took out loans for college who don't want college to be free for others #because they're like Well i had to pay for college! so why can't everyone else pay for college?#and i'm not trying to say that to sound rude either. i used to be avidly anti-self dx and it was rooted in my own insecurities #about the legitimacy of my own mental illnesses which i had to fight tooth and nail to receive official confirmation #so yeah. just don't worry about it so much anon i promise it is not as important as people online make it out to be

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