And I don’t understand autistic people who
gatekeep autism and say that people can’t
research and validate their own neurovariance
as autistic. You’ve experienced all the ableism
levied against you and your autism, right? Why
would anyone who is NOT autistic CHOOSE that
for themselves!?
Wanting to have an autism diagnosis certainly
isn’t “neurotypical” behavior. Maybe you should
look at why people identifying as autistic makes
you uncomfortable.
Thanks for sharing this! I’m saving a copy to show others.
My autism was missed and I went undiagnosed for about 30 years. I think there are a lot of people that were diagnosed at a younger age that don’t understand just how expensive and difficult it can be to get diagnosed as an adult. Luckily, I still have a living parent or they wouldn’t have done the evaluation at all. It took months and that’s if you don’t count the 10+ years that I requested the evaluation. Several therapists had to comment to push my insurance company to even consider it. I tried to go around my insurance at one point and just pay the thousands it would have cost but had trouble finding anyone local and competent that wanted to diagnose an adult.
It’s not as simple as “call the doctor and ask” for a lot of adults. There are so many barriers and some you can’t do anything about.
I love Jeremy Andrew Davis’s video on this topic:
https://youtu.be/IBu1R_CtNQM
please see my other comment from a bit ago for my reasoning here
Thanks for sharing this! I’m saving a copy to show others.
My autism was missed and I went undiagnosed for about 30 years. I think there are a lot of people that were diagnosed at a younger age that don’t understand just how expensive and difficult it can be to get diagnosed as an adult. Luckily, I still have a living parent or they wouldn’t have done the evaluation at all. It took months and that’s if you don’t count the 10+ years that I requested the evaluation. Several therapists had to comment to push my insurance company to even consider it. I tried to go around my insurance at one point and just pay the thousands it would have cost but had trouble finding anyone local and competent that wanted to diagnose an adult.
It’s not as simple as “call the doctor and ask” for a lot of adults. There are so many barriers and some you can’t do anything about.