Posts by PeteLittle1970@neurodifferent.me
 (DIR) Post #AZSMlXmR5kAzZWavce by PeteLittle1970@neurodifferent.me
       2023-09-05T12:13:14Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts and light travels faster.. which explains why some people may look clever until they speak ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #AZep1yPXHW5rHeOY4W by PeteLittle1970@neurodifferent.me
       2023-09-11T08:04:50Z
       
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       My thoughts on the Self-dx/official dx conversations.Hands up any OFFICIAL Dx'd individual who DIDN'T first think they were Autistic/ADHD BEFORE they went down the official route?anyone? precious few I bet.I imagine few to none woke up one day and decided to partake in a long drawn out and upsetting process to prove they weren't autistic then were surprised to find out they were.It seems to me that we're ALL self-DX at SOME point and the ONLY difference between self and official DX is one has a piece of paper that essentially says "Yeah, you were right all along!"It's 100% valid and ok to self-dx. I would propose that most of us do.And any Dx is not set in stone. They're fluid and in flux. I am fortunate and privileged enough to have an official diagnosis of Autism.. But I suspect I might be more ADHD or AuDHD at least. My paper diagnosis won't change what's written on it but my personal diagnosis can change.It's 100% valid to say you're autistic then veer to saying you're ADHD and back again until you find somewhere you fit.And in the end it's just a word. You exist within a fuzzy space surrounded by others in their fuzzy spaces. Sometimes those fuzzy spaces overlap, sometimes those fuzzy spaces are separate but no two fuzzy spaces are 100% alike. You define your identity. Not a piece of paper.To reiterate once more , SELF DX Is 100% valid