It seems that for most of us adults who were not diagnosed as kids, that the main reason we seek out confirmation of the diagnosis is so that our thoughts, behaviors, ways, etc. will be validated in some way.

For some, like me, it's so important to be able to say---You are not a freak! There is a very valid reason for why you think and behave as you do!

I've spent all of my life wondering why. Why can I not make friends as easily as everyone else? Why does it seem that I'm out of step with everyone else? Why don't I say the appropriate things at the appropriate times? Even when I know that I'm supposed to say or do something in a particular situation, often I fail to identify just what that something is. Usually ends with someone else looking at me like I'm stupid or insensitive for not saying or doing the socially appropriate thing.