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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.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

i feel its a bad time to have any official diagnosis of anything, really, otherwise you're gonna end up on someone's list

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

What do you mean?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

The US likes to disappear people who are different.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Oh I'm not American.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Most people aren't.

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