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Old Dec 23, 2015, 02:35 PM
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Does it really change anything if they conclude that you have an ASD? Maybe just the way you understand yourself?

It seems like if you're missing skills that would like to have, you could work on developing/learning those skills with or without the diagnosis. If you are having difficulty with certain situations you need to learn how to deal with them or minimize the fallout of avoiding them--that's true with or without ASD.

I don't know if there are ways that a diagnosis would offer you specific accommodations in a workplace or other key environment? Disability support? That could be a benefit.

My thought is: if this diagnosis makes you feel bad, don't pursue unless you clearly have something to gain by having this label. I wouldn't submit to a battery of tests just because they exist and could be done.