I don't think getting a diagnosis of AS is helpful. People say it allows one to 'get help'. But as far as I know, there is no 'help'.

Furthermore, it doesn't explain anything as you are what you are, regardless of a label of a diagnosis. I don't see how it explains anything. It just gives you an excuse to accept your AS tendencies, rather than combat them. It doesn't explain your behavior, your feelings, other people's behavior; anything.

Also, I was under the impression that AS doesn't even exist anymore. They now say you are on the 'autistic spectrum'. And this is even worse. As there is no way to say where on the spectrum you are, besides 'high' or 'low'. So a high functioning person with some relational problems now has the same thing as a child with severe autism, just a bit less of it?

AS label used to have some kind of strange debatable charm to it. Autism is a disorder, but more commonly used as an insult. So I don't get this whole diagnosis thing.

Why isn't it better to go to a professional and say: "I need help with this and that." and they try to help you.

The only ever thing I got out of a professional besides b ullshit was 'You may have autism because you were bullied as a child and your teachers thought you were stupid and needed special education' and 'There is this cafe for people with autism' and 'Sometimes you have to accept who you are and be happy with what you have' and 'Try online dating with several woman at the same time'.

So this whole thing about making an appointment with someone else who then has to determine if I either have or don't have their newest version of autistic/Asperger labeling, that all seemed so completely pointless.

The only way I can see it being helpful is that it tries to tell you that you do not have something worse.