are diagnosis worth it?

[qwert3948]

every now and then i'm back at the moment in my life where everyone starts suggesting i might be autistic.
i don't think thats true anyway lol, and i never saw the bennefit in believing i was . i feel like a diagnosis will just make life harder w prejudice and make me feel doomed, but i think that way mostly because i have no idea what treatment there is. aside from therapy and medication (which i already get), is there anything else you can do about it?

if it was something like adhd i would understand, since there's the attention span aspect & specific medication and such.. but an autism diagnosis to me sounds like just getting confirmation that i'm different and i can't do anything about it

(again i know basically nothing about how diagnosis work and i'm just talking out of my ass)
i would apreciate if anyone who knows more about the subject could tell me abt it!!

 

[amerie]

They're only beneficial if you genuinely can't function on your own and need medication and an outside POV. Ex; delusions and history with physically violent behavior without anything valid behind it and a criminal record, hospitalizations for frequent self harm, could possibly benefit from support academically (like for ADHD or dyslexia), or if you're bordering on severely disabled like can't function at all and most people are rarely like that.

If you're fine with being a little "weird" but can function reasonably okay (like wipe your own ass) and being a little depressed and unstable then a diagnosis can cause more harm than good and will restrict your freedoms. A lot of low support needs (like level 1) Autistics are conflated with people who are like level 3 or 4 (correct me if I'm wrong) and aren't allowed to make decisions sometimes and even need to prove that they can still drive and some countries wouldn't accept their Visa applications. People are still abelist as well and if they think you look "normal" they won't help you so any accommodations you'll try to get as an Aspie will be likely denied. And if you want to CTB and stop the pain of life then getting help for "mild issues" is lowkey useless unless it's the above mentioned harmful to your life.

 

[Dot]

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[Bootleg Astolfo]

The second i got a diagnostic my social workers and family just went from annoying me about how important and life changing it would be to get one, to telling me to ignore it because i'm ''more than just a diagnostic'' or that they ''prefer to work with who I am, not what ive told i am''

 

[rainwillneverstop]

I don't know what you mean with worth it, as it would imply there was a sacrifice to it, and I at least personally can't see anything bad to knowing a diagnosis.
It's a framework for getting specialized or certain treatment, or help you be less confused about certain aspects of yourself.

 

[qwert3948]

They're only beneficial if you genuinely can't function on your own and need medication and an outside POV. Ex; delusions and history with physically violent behavior without anything valid behind it and a criminal record, hospitalizations for frequent self harm, could possibly benefit from support academically (like for ADHD or dyslexia), or if you're bordering on severely disabled like can't function at all and most people are rarely like that.

If you're fine with being a little "weird" but can function reasonably okay (like wipe your own ass) and being a little depressed and unstable then a diagnosis can cause more harm than good and will restrict your freedoms. A lot of low support needs (like level 1) Autistics are conflated with people who are like level 3 or 4 (correct me if I'm wrong) and aren't allowed to make decisions sometimes and even need to prove that they can still drive and some countries wouldn't accept their Visa applications. People are still abelist as well and if they think you look "normal" they won't help you so any accommodations you'll try to get as an Aspie will be likely denied. And if you want to CTB and stop the pain of life then getting help for "mild issues" is lowkey useless unless it's the above mentioned harmful to your life.

that def helps thank you !!

i think the only way an autism diagnosis could help me in my life is being able to explain to people that i am struggling & justify w a diagnosis to get tiny acomodations like time off or breaks... but that's really not worth it considering all the other hassle you deal with as you mentioned

i'm able to get around myself fine so i'll just bear with it. life is hard no matter what, i guess there's not much of a point to try to get around it

 

[amerie]

that def helps thank you !!

i think the only way an autism diagnosis could help me in my life is being able to explain to people that i am struggling & justify w a diagnosis to get tiny acomodations like time off or breaks... but that's really not worth it considering all the other hassle you deal with as you mentioned

i'm able to get around myself fine so i'll just bear with it. life is hard no matter what, i guess there's not much of a point to try to get around it

If you want me to be honest a lot of people even if they know you're neurodivergent will still make fun of you, ableism is still very rampant because people aren't pressured to hide it and most people don't want to accept that they will one day be disabled.

If anything it makes it worse because people don't want to deal with neurodivergent people who have LD's, ADHD, or Autism because they think that they're burdens or not capable of being smart. It's better to find people who will accept you as who you are and have NT's as acquaintances to help you get through life and survive.

 

[EternalShore]

Generally yes, if you want to understand yourself better and/or get treatment~

however, I'd personally be wary of them unless I wanted to get treatment that could only be gotten through a diagnosis~ otherwise, it's not worth the time and costs for the appointment and possible leakage of potentially harmful medical information onto the dark web or laws changing to be even more corporation-friendly (especially in regards to background checks)~ I'm pretty sure only government jobs (primarily the military) are allowed to check your medical history tho~ additionally, it can also make things like getting a gun harder, should you need one~

 

[lonelyinurarms]

every now and then i'm back at the moment in my life where everyone starts suggesting i might be autistic.
i don't think thats true anyway lol, and i never saw the bennefit in believing i was . i feel like a diagnosis will just make life harder w prejudice and make me feel doomed, but i think that way mostly because i have no idea what treatment there is. aside from therapy and medication (which i already get), is there anything else you can do about it?

if it was something like adhd i would understand, since there's the attention span aspect & specific medication and such.. but an autism diagnosis to me sounds like just getting confirmation that i'm different and i can't do anything about it

(again i know basically nothing about how diagnosis work and i'm just talking out of my ass)
i would apreciate if anyone who knows more about the subject could tell me abt it!!

unless you need extensive support in day to day life then i wouldn't get a diagnosis. it will only invite discrimination, especially in a medical setting