Nah it’s a general enough term, but also self diagnosis and stuff is valid! Who’s gonna say that how u choose to define ur experience is wrong

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As someone who has gone through a lot of childhood trauma surrounding my diagnosis and the time of my life when I was being evaluated and getting diagnosed idk how i feel about it. but i can say you should definitely pre-sue an accurate diagnosis especially if you need any accommodations or you may benefit from the closer a diagnosis can bring.

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I’m definitely on the spectrum or have adhd, maybe both. Most of my friends growing up had autism or adhd. I had to teach myself social dynamics and ‘common sense.’ I didn’t come with the built in programming most people get + I have sensory issues. I’m not sure if being diagnosed would be a good idea, becuase I don’t want people to treat me differently based solely on that label.

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I teach at uni and got fucking dragged over the coals for saying I had ADHD but was unsure if I actually had the papers. Funnily enough, in my quest to get papers, I ended up with an autism diagnosis

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