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Who diagnosed you, and how did you find them? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by seth@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I'm wondering what other people's experiences were like.

I called a number of psychiatrists who specialized in ASD when I started to have questions, but none of them were focused on adult diagnosis or therapy. The first psychologist I saw didn't think she was qualified to make a diagnosis in adults, and referred me to another who I had to pay out of pocket because he didn't accept my insurance. It left a bad taste for me because it felt like there is a scarcity of resources available for adults.

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[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah I didn't find out until a close friend found out she was, and we had a lot of the same stuff in common. I started watching YouTube videos on it like "20 signs that you might be autistic" and I'd have 18 of them. When I started asking friends and family they were like "how did you figure it out?".

The fact they already knew, and that in didn't even know it ran in my family until I started asking was a mix of both relief and anger nobody said anything. I had been struggling my entire life needlesssly for a very long time.

I cannot think of any reason at this point to get a professional diagnosis, but I understand if someone else would want it.