firemonkey wrote:
If you are ASD/NVLD but not diagnosed as such,for example, you are not going to be given much,if any,help,support and treatment for that.
And if you
are diagnosed as such, you mightn't be given much, if any, either.
I have several requests for assistance pending since last year. Chasing them up only leads to dead ends or being fobbed off, and the energy taken to phone or book appointments to do such chasing is argh!
I don't think we should see ourselves as our diagnostic labels whatever they may be, but having one really has made a difference in how I navigate the world, and specifically how I feel about myself.
I can see now why I find some things difficult, and why some periods of my life were particularly hellish. At the time I didn't know what was wrong with me, but I feel if I were to re-enter those situations now knowing, hey, I am autistic, I would likely fair better.
Knowing why I get so stressed at things other people find so easy allows me to be kinder to myself, and to find alternative paths or coping strategies where possible.