Personally I find self diagnosis of autism is valid if you've done the research on it and find you relate (plus when pursuing a diagnosis the assessors tend to want to know what brought you to your conclusion so it's good to have a bit of background knowledge).... - ThreadSky

bpdbumpkin.bsky.social • 31 days ago

Personally I find self diagnosis of autism is valid if you've done the research on it and find you relate (plus when pursuing a diagnosis the assessors tend to want to know what brought you to your conclusion so it's good to have a bit of background knowledge)....

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bpdbumpkin.bsky.social•31 days ago

But to answer your question (sorry I'm always off on a tangent!) diagnosis absolutely helped me for a variety of reasons.

It didn't suddenly fix anything BUT it gave me reasons & new ways of coping as well as allowing me to give myself some grace and acceptance & to forgive myself when I struggle..

bpdbumpkin.bsky.social•31 days ago

If you are not able to seek an official diagnosis, I would recommend just studying the criteria & allow yourself to self diagnose if you feel it fits - most people without autism don't tend to believe they have it so be kind to yourself & if you truly believe it fits then it's ok to accept it...

bpdbumpkin.bsky.social•31 days ago

I hope this helps and if you have any other questions I'm more than happy to help you out 🙂 it took me years to get a diagnosis and I then went on to get my qualification in understanding autism so I genuinely want to help others going through this.

disorderlybrdrline.bsky.social•31 days ago

Thank you for a well thought out and honest reply.

I don't think my BPD diagnosis is wrong or a mistake. I fit all 9 criteria. It's just so undiagnosed in males, and I got really good at stuffing and masking over the years, so it doesn't surprise me it was missed.

disorderlybrdrline.bsky.social•31 days ago

Getting your autism confirmation sounds a lot like my BPD diagnosis. It explained so much. I was finally able to understand much of why I struggled for so long but it didn't explain everything. When I was 9 or 10 a teacher wrote on a report card that

disorderlybrdrline.bsky.social•31 days ago

"He could easily skip a grade or two but is having a difficult time socializing so I can't recommend it at this time". They were hoping keeping me with my age group would help. It did not. It led to ostracization and beatings every week for my first two years of high school.

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