getting diagnosed with autism at 23 was the best thing that had happened to me in many many years and sure would have been nice if it was something I could have considered on my own

Also damn I wonder if there are race or gender disparities in autism diagnosis. Probably Not Fortunately

  • justjoshint [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I dont participate in Internet communities other than this one so you could totally be right i guess

    but plenty of people have no opportunity to get assessed for this and I think they should be allowed to understand themselves too

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah hexbear is generally more healthy because we have the "we are not a crisis service rule". But outside of that, it really is the wild west. Some spaces are good, some are really bad. I just found self diagnosis more harmful long term, both for physical and mental illness, because it hampered my interactions when I could finally afford to get treatment.

      • justjoshint [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I'm sorry you had that experience, I wouldn't be surprised if it were relatively common. But I don't think it's a sufficient reason to throw out self-diagnosis entirely (not that I think that's what you're doing).

        Also I'm sorry if my post made you mad or reminded you of bad memories, I posted this because I was pissed off but didn't really consider that this was a contentious issue.