So I was just diagnosed with autism (which is great I’m genuinely SOOOO happy I’ve wanted this for years and, including getting the results, It had taken just over a YEAR to get this news!) but there is something that’s concerning me a bit.
So, as we’ve talked about a little we HIGHLY suspect us to fit under level 2 autism but we ended up getting diagnosed with level 1. The assessor even said he kept going back and forth and it was hard for him to determine which I fit under. On a lot of the sections I scored within rage for level 2 and some others I scored right under.
He ultimately put me under level 1 because he believes overall my ASD symptoms are level 1 and considers me ‘high functioning’ (I know a lot of people HATE these terms, I do too- this is just how he described me) but with my other disorders they disable me more and me, overall, as a person am kind of within that medium support needs range? If I understood him correctly?
The thing is I don’t really feel I fit with level 1 autists as much as level 2. I believe I share a lot more struggles and experiences with level 2s than 1s and it’s really stressing me out tbh. I’m not sure how much the level labels will affect my ability to get help when I need it- or how much they mean overall.
Is it okay if I still identify with the medium support needs community?