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Old Nov 23, 2016, 03:36 PM
Talthybius Talthybius is offline
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I don't have a diagnosis. I talked with a psychologist and she suggested to me to forward me to a psychiatrist, who can make a diagnosis. I decided not to.

I don't think psychology and psychiatry are scientific enough to label anything more than symptoms. Two people both diagnoses with autism may have completely different mechanisms explaining their 'symptoms'. I don't see the point getting a label. I'd like to think my neurology is correct, and I am just damaged and can be cured. I don't see how me knowing I have autistic behavior wired into my neurology is helpful. And I suspect I may get the label 'autism' even if my genetics and neurology are fine.

So yes, the burden of having the label isn't worth it as there is no cure or treatment.

Either way, I may have unique neurology, which allowed me to perform terribly as a child and teenager, and perform excellent as an adult. I still don't understand how I was asble to switch in a way higher mode. I can't explain it. But I think for me that thinking I couldn't do something, and everyone around me apparenlty having the same judgment, is one of the reasons why I couldn't do what I now can.