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  • the decision of whether or not to pursue an official diagnosis is a pretty personal one. there’s a lot of variables, depending on your individual situation, but yeah there’s not usually a whole heck of a lot of material benefits if you aren’t still in school.

    most adults who go for a doctor’s diagnosis do so because they value getting that second, professional, opinion on the matter. it can help settle down all that second guessing. but, it isn’t strictly necessary. most autistic communities are perfectly fine with self-diagnosis; you can learn the diagnostic criteria yourself and do your own research, and no random doc is gonna know you better than you know yourself.