#autistic uk

[salty--zebra]

Okay, I really need the opinions of autistic people, especially those in the UK please.

So, I identify hard with a bunch of autistic symptoms and my psychologist has mentioned wanting to screen me for autism.

I have the option to go for a siagnosis but I have a dilemma.

With the way the world is going and the general attitudes of people I'm not certain I actually want a diagnosis.

So I'm looking for your opinions. What are the pro's of getting the diagnosis. What are the con's.

Why did you choose to get a professional diagnosis.

Or alternatively, why did you choose not to.

Thank you I advance I would really appreciate responses because I'm kinda spiralling.

[ayman-eckford]

Yesterday I finally got an Autistic diagnosis.

Was it a relief?

Yeah, definitely! Not because I don’t know that I’m Autistic, but because I wanted an official diagnosis for 7 long years. At first to find out who I am, after that to prove to my parents and people around me that I’m right.

In Russia and Ukraine it is extremely difficult (and expensive) for a person to get an official Autistic diagnosis. Especially for an adult person because I think nearly 90% of specialists believe that Autism in adulthood is Schizophrenia.

And some of the rest believe that Autism is an intellectual disability or means that a person couldn’t speak.

So I have kind of oral confirmation of the diagnosis from different specialists in post-USSR, and they don’t have opportunities or don’t believe that they could write some papers. All of them, as far as I know, have this kind of Western education/qualification courses.

Well, this is what you need to know about “free” USSR medicine and education!

But now I would have it. My papers. My diagnosis. My Autistic status/case was so obvious for specialists that the process took less time than it usually takes.

And what I want to say now to all this trolls and “Autism paaaarents” who are telling everyone that I’m faking?

And who pushed every Autistic person to take an official diagnosis?

Actually, nothing. Yeah, this diagnosis is metter for me because I badly wanted to have it long ago and because it could help in some legal procedures. And because I want to be officially disabled - not because of money, but because I don’t want to feel hypocritical by telling other people that being disabled is normal stuff but don’t get a disability status for myself.

But does diagnosis help me to understand who I am? Does it give me more rights to speak about my experience?

No, I don’t need neurotypical approval to understand who I am, or speaking about my experience. And other Autistic people help me more than doctors.

Also now, when I have all papers, I wouldn’t ever speak like it means more than self-diagnosis or push other people to diagnose themselves. I know that this is a privilege that I have only now, and many folks still don't have it. And I wouldn’t use this privilege against my Autistic folks.

(Selfi: Me (and Abu Hamza and Ver.B.A. Is near) in a gray coat)

[growingupautie]

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[ayman-eckford]

System & Autistic Pride post. 12 reasons why I don’t want to be normal.

1)I don’t want to be normal, because in our society there is a deeply narrow and unhealthy understanding of what it means to be normal.

2)I don’t want to be normal because it would mean that I would stop myself, that I as a person would disappear.

3)I don’t want to be normal because if I would be normal I wouldn't notice some bigotry in our society.

4)I don’t want to be normal because I like Autistic way of thinking. I think that “lack of imitation” made my thinking more independent.

5)I don’t want to be normal because I like stimming.

6)I don’t want to be normal because all my friends are Autistic and I like to be like them.

7) I don’t want to be normal because I want to be part of the System. I don’t want to be alone.

8)I don’t want to be normal because Multiplisity helps me to understand different types of thinking and beliefs.

9)I don’t want to be normal because I like my alters.

10)I don’t want to be normal because I’ve never known what it means. It’s not for me, not for us.

11)I don’t want to be normal because normal people seem boring and weird to me.

12)I don’t want to be normal because I want to change the norm.

-Ayman.

[ayman-eckford]

Me and my new friend and fantastic author Steve Silberman, researcher, who support neurodiversity paradigm and openly gay man. His articles and articles about his book Neurotribes is very popular in my Russian website.

He put on the QueerFest, St. Petersburg / КвирФест в Петербурге, badges, that I give to him. (Queer Fest is a big Petersburg LGBT festival)

This photo was made in Massachusetts, in Futures is Gold event, provided by Autistic UK