I’m asking because I’m suspicious I might have autism but I cannot access a psychiatrist.

If I do self diagnose and no matter how much evidence I find that I have autism at the end of the day I don’t know that for a fact.

So if I go around claiming I’m autistic when I don’t even know for a fact I am, it feels extremely disrespectful to people with autism right?

It’ll be even worse if I do get access to a psychiatrist and they tell me no I’m not and I’m just weird or something.

EDIT: I don’t want to reply to everyone one by one but I do wanna say thank you for everyone’s kind and helpful answers. I appreciate it.

  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I diagnosed myself, although I do plan to pursue whatever official methods are available once I start seeing my new psychiatrist. I don’t see it as a problem. Especially because it’s a spectrum; it’s not either or, black and white, have it or don’t. Any mental health professional who treats your feelings as invalid, or questionable, is probably a person you don’t want to see again, IMHO.