My Experience Getting Diagnosed with Autism
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Warning: this may be a bit of a ramble. If you've read my previous posts about autism, you know that I've self-diagnosed autism and used that for my own personal growth for several years now. In the last year, I became about as certain about my own diagnosis as I could be, but put off seeking an official diagnosis because of the difficulties inherent in seeking one as an autistic woman. Then, the perfect practitioner more or less fell into my lap. Neurodivergent herself, with an autistic child and a husband with ADHD, a specialist in adult autism and ADHD - I would be hard-pressed to find a qualified individual with that kind of personal experience locally. She does all her evaluations virtually. It was a two-hour conversation, and she gave me my answer at the end of the appointment. "Well, you were right. You're autistic. Welcome to the club!" Hoooo, boy. Those words are going to stick in my mind. I was right . My self-assessment...