Coming up sometime this week, I will release a blog post about self-diagnosis Autistics and why we're valid. For those of you who were able to afford a diagnosis, either with help from family, through your own funds, or etc. However you were able to do so, I'm happy for you. More than happy and I'm not undermining your experience.
However, for those of us who are unable to afford a diagnosis, I ask the same respect in return. Don't belittle me or undermine mine or anyone else's experience because there are multiple real reasons why some of us are unable to get tested for a legitimate diagnosis.
Unless, of course you're willing to pay for my diagnosis, then please feel free to do so, but until then, leave me and anyone else who's self-diagnosed alone!
» Just because a licensed doctor hasn’t made it official, it doesn’t mean what you’re experiencing isn’t REAL.
» People are allowed to THINK they have a mental illness, without an official medical diagnosis.
Yes, there are unfortunately people who self-diagnose for attention and fun. The ones who take online tests and diagnose themselves based solely on that. The ones who claim to have a certain disorder or mental illness and then proceed to run with it, without so much as thinking about seeking further help. The ones treating mental illness like a trend, purposefully acting on the misinformation commonly shown on social media.
Those are the people who fail to realise just how damaging they are to individuals truly struggling, by creating people who LOVE to categorise the group mentioned prior with those who are doing the complete opposite.
-Those of us doing our endless and extensive research from credible sources.
-Those of us in the extremely lengthy process of self discovery, trying to use self dx as a starting point.
-Those of us who understand just what self-diagnosis actually is and are aware we do not know every single subtlety that the diagnosis we're looking for consists of.
-Those of us aware we could very well get a diagnosis that disproves what we have at a later point.
(Albeit It’s the same for those who can’t seek treatment or obtain a formal diagnosis at all, for reasons like lack of finances and insurance, or merely due to the fact that they’re an oppressed minority- immediately bashed, and for what?)
Self dx is very literally a step towards treating yourself and getting further help effectively and efficiently. It is okay to use self dx as a basis in order to gauge if you need specialist help.
People looking for answers are already people in vulnerable situations or circumstances, and often want nothing more than a sense of community and belonging amongst a shitload of uncertainty. Which is exactly what makes it so saddening that the same people are denied that and are made to feel incredibly lonely, or even fear talking to/interacting with other neurodivergent people etc in fear of being SHUNNED, IGNORED and INVALIDATED.
Point is that people need to stop assuming they know strangers on the internet better than they know themselves and drop their preconceptions when they hear the words ‘self-diagnosed.’ :))
for a period of time in my life i thought i had adhd because i had done my research and it checked out i had the symptons and everything
so i told my therapist and she told me i didnt have it and i was upset at first like why didnt she even cosndier the possibility of me having adhd because she straught up said no
and then with time i realized that i had a lot of adhd symptoms because of my anxiety and as symptoms of trauma
i have time blindness and i dissociate a lot and its hard for me to concentrate on class without doing something else like drawing at the same time and i cant listen to the teacher and look at them at the same time because i get distracted etc etc etc
moral of the story is: self diagnosing is ok and youre not gonna be right 100% of the time because sometimes the same symptoms jcan occur for different disorders and thats ok. self diagnosis is necessary sometimes to get an actual diagnosis like in my case and when you cant get a diagnosis it also helps you find a community and ways to cope with it
I find it funny how this person. Attempts to pick a fight with me, but once they saw I was willing to stand my ground and not back down for anyone, they backed off!!
The epitome of coward!!
Pick a fight until I say something, then runs off!!
Also, those of you who think self-diagnosed is wrong, DON'T BOTHER MESSAGING ME!!
I'm starting this new project with my wife in which we write cellphone novels separately to see which of us gets more views, not to one up each other or brag but as a friendly competition.
That being said I've already got some great ideas going for me, I won't give away spoilers just yet but I can tell you my main character is Autistic.
I'm really excited to start writing because for once I found the missing link and the reason I could never finish my books beforehand. This is my first time writing a fiction book in which the main character is Autistic. I truly believe this is what I've been missing in my writing projects.
Let me explain, I've always been fond of writing but could never fully commit to it, that was before I found out about my self diagnosis on Autism. As a result, all of my works of fiction before this point were written with the main characters perspective as a neurotypical, which is why I could never relate or love writing about my main characters.
I recently discovered that my main characters have to relate to me in some form or fashion in order for me to truly invest in writing books, short stories, etc.
Writing about a main character with Autism also gives my book purpose and meaning which is what my main struggle has been when writing fiction. Although it's fiction, I've always needed my work to have something special, unique and meaningful and what better way to do so than bringing awareness to characters with disabilities.
P.S. In later projects, I also plan on writing characters that are ADHD, and or both (Audhd)
April 2nd, Autism Awareness Day. In other words, appreciate your fellow autistic and let their voice be the front runner in your organization. #selfdiagnosed #autismawareness #imyourfellowautistic #iamnotamissingpuzzlepiece (at Kingston, Ontario)
