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I am an American who plans to move to a European country permanently to live. My mother found out this year that she has Asperger's, and after I heard about her condition and reading about it myself, I became alarmed because I have all of her symptoms, except to a more severe degree.
As someone who studied in university in the UK, I am aware of the vast amount of paperwork and bureaucracy, as well as the amount of private information about health records that need to be submitted to the immigration department of foreign countries when applying for a residence visa. So I am wondering if it is advisable to avoid formal diagnoses of anything related to ASD, especially because in many countries it is considered a disability. And many first-world countries do not want applicants with health problems, much less a chronic mental "disability", even if they only have Asperger's, i.e. high-functioning autism. Or if people who have had formal diagnoses try to tell the psychologists not to put this on their official health records? |
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I would avoid it, but that is just me. None of my records are that confidential. If you can find alternative ways to get support for your condition, that would work best. Also, see about your being able to get help after you have obtained permanent status in another country. You could also consider dual citizenship, too. Find out what those requirements all entail. If you need help, get it. But if it is something you can manage without a formal dx, that sounds like the safest way to go.
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Psychologists will still put it on their records. Especially if you use a healthcare insurance company to pay for it. If you can afford out of pocket and seeing a therapist who will maintain confidentiality, and if the psychologist cannot be legally required to state your conditions to immigration in the other country, then that might work, too.
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You may find that you do not have that diagnosis, also.
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I am particularly focussing on countries with dual citizenship allowed. That means no Spain and no Germany. My first and second picks are Portugal and Italy. |
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Is it possible for you to gain dual citizenship first and then after that get diagnosed and treated? Would that risk their rescinding of your dual citizenship?
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It is not really that important though, I suppose. With or without diagnosis, it is pretty clear that I have at least some part of that disorder, especially since my mother has it. The reason why they want health records is because in Europe they have generous benefits. People with health problems might get questioned about their health status if the government thinks that they might overburden the universal healthcare system. When I was in the UK, I did use the health service on average around twice a month. But my health issues are not serious or anything, relatively speaking. |
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