I ask this because of the cost. I am willing to pay for an assessment in the lower end of the high cost range which assessments typical have. However, I want to know what it would do for me, if I already have enough evidence showing I’m autistic? I want a therapist who can help me with struggles relevant to being autistic. But I don’t know what an assessment would actually give me? I can see it potentially giving me access to a good therapist who specialises in autism. But can I do that without an assessment?
For those of you who are diagnosed, what has it done for you? Did it make any meaningful difference in your situation?
It could give you legal protections from discrimination.
If you’re in the USA it’s a toss up between the power of employers to fire at will and the notably influential ADA.
So you’d be taking a risk by declaring it to an employer you didn’t trust anyway.
In other countries you can get government support etc with your therapy (and other things).
Plus knowing what kind of autism you have can help direct your care and coping strategies, which could greatly improve your quality of life