That's a definite YES! You don't even need to watch a 10 minute video to know that response. I've been told by several healthcare professionals that I don't need to go through the process but who'd have thought I'm running into closed doors everywhere I turn now BECAUSE I don't have that official diagnosis. Don't trust anyone, just go for it so you have it when you need it. It doesn't matter if the diagnosis is 20 years old, if you're autistic, you're autistic for life so even then it'll be valid. For some autistic people, it might be worth even more than an educational degree. Without it, you might miss urgent treatment when you need it and be even further rejected by society.
similar to others i am 53 i just got a diagnosis this year, knowing what i now know would have made my life so much easier. if you think your kids might be autistic get them checked, i live in the UK so partially due to the pandemic i did have to sit on waiting list for a couple of years but it was worth it
I was unhappy for a large part of my life until I was 52 (fifty two!!!!) but then I found out I have BPS and I was elated. My problem had a NAME. I was not crazy, not spoilt, I had a fault in my brain. Without this diagnosis I would not have been living a much better life and would have still been unhappy (I'm 70)
Really pleased you were able to benefit from the diagnosis. The issue is that it is so much harder to get one now, with really long waiting times. Parents have to decide whether to go on that long journey, or maybe work in relationship with their children to help dispel those negative thoughts they might hold about themselves.
That's a definite YES! You don't even need to watch a 10 minute video to know that response.
I've been told by several healthcare professionals that I don't need to go through the process but who'd have thought I'm running into closed doors everywhere I turn now BECAUSE I don't have that official diagnosis. Don't trust anyone, just go for it so you have it when you need it. It doesn't matter if the diagnosis is 20 years old, if you're autistic, you're autistic for life so even then it'll be valid.
For some autistic people, it might be worth even more than an educational degree. Without it, you might miss urgent treatment when you need it and be even further rejected by society.
similar to others i am 53 i just got a diagnosis this year, knowing what i now know would have made my life so much easier. if you think your kids might be autistic get them checked, i live in the UK so partially due to the pandemic i did have to sit on waiting list for a couple of years but it was worth it
I was unhappy for a large part of my life until I was 52 (fifty two!!!!) but then I found out I have BPS and I was elated. My problem had a NAME. I was not crazy, not spoilt, I had a fault in my brain.
Without this diagnosis I would not have been living a much better life and would have still been unhappy (I'm 70)
Really pleased you were able to benefit from the diagnosis. The issue is that it is so much harder to get one now, with really long waiting times. Parents have to decide whether to go on that long journey, or maybe work in relationship with their children to help dispel those negative thoughts they might hold about themselves.